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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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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.

Why Elon Musk’s A$44 billion payday should worry Australians

My thoughts in today’s Independent Australia

independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

15.08.2025 22:48 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Is Managerial Homeworking New? Assessing strategic, technological and political influences before, during and after coronavirus Download Citation | Is Managerial Homeworking New? Assessing strategic, technological and political influences before, during and after coronavirus | In light of the covid-19 pandemic, it is often ass...

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07.08.2025 09:05 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Theo Nichols obituary Other lives: Social sciences professor who specialised in the study of workers and their interface with capitalism

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

27.05.2025 08:45 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Work and health: international comparisons with the UK | Institute for Employment Studies (IES)

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

11.02.2025 14:00 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Goodison Park saved from bulldozers to become home of Everton Women US owners confirm it will become the country’s first major stadium dedicated to a women’s team next season

I hope this comes off

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

13.05.2025 21:07 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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

30.04.2025 07:14 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Brilliant reflective insight on neoliberalism. It’s on revision list for my students @unioflimerick.bsky.social to check before exams.

27.04.2025 13:39 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Synchronisity again. Wondering same after driving from Limerick to Galway

27.04.2025 13:31 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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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

This is good stuff.
archaeologymag.com/2025/04/stud...

27.04.2025 02:05 — 👍 989    🔁 267    💬 21    📌 19
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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

Cheaper to film in Ireland than LA
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

17.04.2025 15:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The US may be reversing course on child labour Acute strain on the jobs market has encouraged some states to consider reducing restrictions on employing minors

The US may be reversing course on child labour @sarahoconnorft.ft.com

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09.04.2025 06:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

My book review of Gregor Gall’s book: ‘Mick Lynch - Making of Working Class Hero’, in Capital & Class

journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

07.03.2025 09:00 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The EU Minimum Wage Directive: To Be or Not to Be? The year began dramatically for Social Europe.

The EU Minimum Wage Directive: To Be or Not to Be?
@@RolandErne @UCD www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/02...

06.03.2025 09:31 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Students must learn to be more than mindless ‘machine-minders’ @sarahoconnorft.ft.com

04.03.2025 09:42 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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

The great escapism: Everton’s Corner Flag Guy and football’s lasting capacity for joy

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

14.02.2025 18:06 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

13.02.2025 12:24 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Last derby at Goodison. COYBs.

Last derby at Goodison. COYBs.

Last derby at Goodison. COYBs.

12.02.2025 17:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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

'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

11.02.2025 08:09 — 👍 24    🔁 17    💬 1    📌 1

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

10.02.2025 09:59 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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)

10.02.2025 09:39 — 👍 12    🔁 4    💬 4    📌 0

History, memory, grief and belonging: my bittersweet Goodison farewell @lexytopping.bsky.social. Making a last pilgrimage myself on Wednesday. COYBs.

10.02.2025 09:38 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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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

05.02.2025 11:22 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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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.

Very sad. Great loss to labour and sociology www.ktvu.com/news/uc-berk...

05.02.2025 09:24 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1
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LONEWOLFGANG.CO.UK A creative collective focused on fashion, film, and music. We produce post-punk handmade fashion.

Brilliant gear. Give them a shout out
lonewolfgang.co.uk

23.01.2025 17:42 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Opening plenary / panel debate / launch of new ‘Work-Net International’ - connecting work & employment researchers @worknetint.bsky.social @workequalities.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social

21.01.2025 16:16 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Why micro-retirement has become a new workplace trend for Gen Z The demand for micro-retirement is driven by the desire to achieve a better work-life balance and avoid burnout

Why micro-retirement has become a new workplace trend for Gen Z & millennials. Analysis by Maeve Toohey @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

21.01.2025 08:02 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Rich countries drain ‘shocking’ amount of labor from the Global South Workers in the Global South—from farm workers to scientists—power the world economy but face a yawning wage gap

"The Global South’s workforce provides a staggering 90% of the labor to power the world economy, yet gets only 21% of global income."

www.science.org/content/arti...

23.12.2024 21:55 — 👍 498    🔁 244    💬 10    📌 21
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“Workin for a Livin”: Mediating the role of perceived support, work engagement, and organizational citizenship behavior in the hospitality sector Previous research on employee engagement outcomes have generated mixed results. Importantly, little research has considered the HR implications of emp…

New research outlining limits to so-called work engagement for hospitality sector workers. @ulresearch.bsky.social @workequalities.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

08.01.2025 09:25 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Ep 2: Cooking up a Storm Workers' Inquiry · Episode

Hard work and struggle in hospitality

open.spotify.com/episode/108Q...

06.01.2025 13:44 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Why is Jeremy Hunt wrong to say businessmen should take over running the country? Why is Sir Keir wrong to privilege business perspectives over others?

Making money and creating a functional, healthy society are two VERY different jobs, I told @lbc.co.uk

04.01.2025 11:17 — 👍 125    🔁 52    💬 3    📌 0

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