The best way to prepare for the future of work? Join a union | Tim Dunlop
New technologies will entrench inequality rather than solve it, unless the power between workers and employers is equalised Tim Dunlop is an academic and the author of The Future of Work
Since my book on the future of work was published last year, I’ve been lucky enough to speak with various organisations and industry groups. I’ve spent time with law firms and tech firms – including Uber and Deep Mind – with journalists, politicians, bureaucrats, economists, consultants and think tanks, and in all sorts of public forums speaking with ordinary people who are trying to get their head around whether or not a robot will take their job.
In all these discussions, the single most common question I am asked is some variation on this: what is the best thing my kids can do
