Purpose – The article aims to look at the development of the internet in terms of its implications for the labour movement and its international activities. Design/methodology/approach – The paper brings together conclusions and findings based on the previous work of the two individual...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine innovative union use of the internet in the 2000s and to see whether the major union innovations in the USA and UK mark the advent of “open source” union structures. Design/methodology/approach – Reviews two important innovations,...

Purpose – This paper investigates how the learning trajectory of corporations utilising information and communication technologies has been matched by the labour movement and social movements associated with it. Design/methodology/approach – The paper investigates new communication dynamics...

Purpose – The paper aims to present a historical overview of the use of information communications technology (ICT) tools and platforms, particularly e‐mail and the internet, as tools of cyber‐activism by the labour movement in South Africa. The paper also aims to give some consideration...