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Contents: 1. Introduction: workers’ representation in the digital era. 2. Digitalisation for trade unions renewal: challenges and opportunities. 3. Workplace representation from a digital perspective. 4.Workplace elections and online voting. 5. Digitally driven strategies for workers’ engagement outside the workplace. 6. Conclusions: multi-speed digital trade unionism.
1. Introduction: workers’ representation in the digital era
Digitalisation stands as one of the main drivers of work environment transformation1. With the increasing adoption of innovative technologies, enterprises are reshaping conventional business approaches and traditional employment structures. On the one hand, companies are relying more on flexible and precarious forms of employment2. On the other, there is a heightened demand for diverse work arrangements, such as remote and ICTbased mobile work. Initially seen as an exception in the workplace, remote work has surged in prominence, especially following the unprecedented global changes generated by the Covid-19 pandemic3.