Tony Dundon
@tonydundon.bsky.social
Professor, Work&Employment @ul. Fellow @AcadSocSciences @WorkEqualities Dad, Everton Fan, Humanist. Own views (obviously). Re-tweets not an endorsement.
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Tony Dundon
@tonydundon.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Free resource about building a better world of work.
New content from leading researchers.
Great contributions and materials from (among others):
@paulnowaktuc.bsky.social
@johnwbudd.bsky.social
@vdoellgast.bsky.social
www.futurelearn.com/courses/work-power-politics-influence
New content from leading researchers.
Great contributions and materials from (among others):
@paulnowaktuc.bsky.social
@johnwbudd.bsky.social
@vdoellgast.bsky.social
www.futurelearn.com/courses/work-power-politics-influence
Should business schools be trying harder to help businesses? My answer would be a definite no.
Try harder to help people, workers, citizens, society.
Try harder to help people, workers, citizens, society.
November 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Should business schools be trying harder to help businesses? My answer would be a definite no.
Try harder to help people, workers, citizens, society.
Try harder to help people, workers, citizens, society.
Reposted by Tony Dundon
Why Elon Musk’s A$44 billion payday should worry Australians
My thoughts in today’s Independent Australia
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
My thoughts in today’s Independent Australia
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Why Elon Musk’s $44 billion payday should worry Australians
When it comes to leadership, the myth of great men lives on because it flatters and serves the interests of the elite.
independentaustralia.net
August 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Why Elon Musk’s A$44 billion payday should worry Australians
My thoughts in today’s Independent Australia
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
My thoughts in today’s Independent Australia
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
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Our new report on work and health international comparisons with the UK. We analyse EU15 data on economic inactivity and long-term ill health & discuss international policy differences. www.employment-studies.co.uk/resource/wor... @employmentstudies.bsky.social
Work and health: international comparisons with the UK | Institute for Employment Studies (IES)
www.employment-studies.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Our new report on work and health international comparisons with the UK. We analyse EU15 data on economic inactivity and long-term ill health & discuss international policy differences. www.employment-studies.co.uk/resource/wor... @employmentstudies.bsky.social
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Come on down to Wednesday at #ResearchWeekUL.
There is a bumper number of events on today, all showcasing how UL is pushing boundaries when it comes to research.
Check out ul.ie/researchweek for all the details.
#ResearchImpact #StayCurious ##ResearchAtUL
There is a bumper number of events on today, all showcasing how UL is pushing boundaries when it comes to research.
Check out ul.ie/researchweek for all the details.
#ResearchImpact #StayCurious ##ResearchAtUL
April 30, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Come on down to Wednesday at #ResearchWeekUL.
There is a bumper number of events on today, all showcasing how UL is pushing boundaries when it comes to research.
Check out ul.ie/researchweek for all the details.
#ResearchImpact #StayCurious ##ResearchAtUL
There is a bumper number of events on today, all showcasing how UL is pushing boundaries when it comes to research.
Check out ul.ie/researchweek for all the details.
#ResearchImpact #StayCurious ##ResearchAtUL
Brilliant reflective insight on neoliberalism. It’s on revision list for my students @unioflimerick.bsky.social to check before exams.
New podcast. This is a 90 minute episode which attempts to tell the story of 20th century greed and why everything feels like chaos now. open.spotify.com/episode/6M0w...
Why everything feels so Chaotic now
The Blindboy Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Brilliant reflective insight on neoliberalism. It’s on revision list for my students @unioflimerick.bsky.social to check before exams.
Synchronisity again. Wondering same after driving from Limerick to Galway
The other day, on drive back from Dublin, the windscreen was splattered with insects. First time I’ve seen that in years. I’m hoping that this is the impact of all the councils rewilding and not mowing the past few years.
April 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Synchronisity again. Wondering same after driving from Limerick to Galway
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This is good stuff.
archaeologymag.com/2025/04/stud...
archaeologymag.com/2025/04/stud...
New study reveals wealth inequality was never inevitable
A recent study published in the journal PNAS is overturning traditional wisdom regarding the origins and inevitability of wealth inequality
archaeologymag.com
April 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is good stuff.
archaeologymag.com/2025/04/stud...
archaeologymag.com/2025/04/stud...
Cheaper to film in Ireland than LA
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why it's cheaper to film in Ireland than Los Angeles (for now)
Over 850 productions have claimed Irish tax relief since 2016 showing Ireland is a major player in the global film industry
www.rte.ie
April 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Cheaper to film in Ireland than LA
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
My book review of Gregor Gall’s book: ‘Mick Lynch - Making of Working Class Hero’, in Capital & Class
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
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March 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
My book review of Gregor Gall’s book: ‘Mick Lynch - Making of Working Class Hero’, in Capital & Class
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
The EU Minimum Wage Directive: To Be or Not to Be?
@@RolandErne @UCD www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/02...
@@RolandErne @UCD www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/02...
The EU Minimum Wage Directive: To Be or Not to Be?
The year began dramatically for Social Europe.
www.tasc.ie
March 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The EU Minimum Wage Directive: To Be or Not to Be?
@@RolandErne @UCD www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/02...
@@RolandErne @UCD www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/02...
Students must learn to be more than mindless ‘machine-minders’ @sarahoconnorft.ft.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Students must learn to be more than mindless ‘machine-minders’ @sarahoconnorft.ft.com
The great escapism: Everton’s Corner Flag Guy and football’s lasting capacity for joy
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The great escapism: Everton’s Corner Flag Guy and football’s lasting capacity for joy | Max Rushden
This has been a testing time on a personal level but watching the euphoria at Goodison reminded me of how the game can liberate
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The great escapism: Everton’s Corner Flag Guy and football’s lasting capacity for joy
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
February 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Last derby at Goodison. COYBs.
February 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Last derby at Goodison. COYBs.
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'More than half of the AI-generated answers provided by ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini and Perplexity were judged to have “significant issues”, according to the study by the BBC.'
Link to study: www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... 1/3
Link to study: www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... 1/3
AI chatbots distort and mislead when asked about current affairs, BBC finds
Most answers had ‘significant issues’ when researchers asked services to use broadcaster’s news articles as source
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
'More than half of the AI-generated answers provided by ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini and Perplexity were judged to have “significant issues”, according to the study by the BBC.'
Link to study: www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... 1/3
Link to study: www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... 1/3
February 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Happy to now have another paper from the PhD out with @ronancarbery.bsky.social @amcdonnellhrm.bsky.social, and Stefan Jooss! 😊 This paper finds home in an exciting special issue on 'Power relations in the digital economy', which will be out in due course (Link to paper in comments)
February 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Happy to now have another paper from the PhD out with @ronancarbery.bsky.social @amcdonnellhrm.bsky.social, and Stefan Jooss! 😊 This paper finds home in an exciting special issue on 'Power relations in the digital economy', which will be out in due course (Link to paper in comments)
History, memory, grief and belonging: my bittersweet Goodison farewell @lexytopping.bsky.social. Making a last pilgrimage myself on Wednesday. COYBs.
February 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
History, memory, grief and belonging: my bittersweet Goodison farewell @lexytopping.bsky.social. Making a last pilgrimage myself on Wednesday. COYBs.
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In the latest episode of the We Society podcast 🎙️ Will Hutton is joined by Prof. Clare Kelliher & Prof. Brendan Burchell @camsociology.bsky.social to discuss the changing landscape of work culture incl. the feasibility of the 4-day work week.
Listen 👂 ➡️ https://buff.ly/4gmPNb6
Listen 👂 ➡️ https://buff.ly/4gmPNb6
February 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
In the latest episode of the We Society podcast 🎙️ Will Hutton is joined by Prof. Clare Kelliher & Prof. Brendan Burchell @camsociology.bsky.social to discuss the changing landscape of work culture incl. the feasibility of the 4-day work week.
Listen 👂 ➡️ https://buff.ly/4gmPNb6
Listen 👂 ➡️ https://buff.ly/4gmPNb6
Very sad. Great loss to labour and sociology www.ktvu.com/news/uc-berk...
UC Berkeley professor emeritus killed in Oakland hit-and-run crash
A UC Berkeley professor emeritus was killed in a deadly hit-and-run crash in Oakland on Monday.
www.ktvu.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Very sad. Great loss to labour and sociology www.ktvu.com/news/uc-berk...