Its a long way from organising steelworkers to organising staff in betting shops, but that just shows the huge changes that have taken place within 'Community' (formerly ISTC).

Kevin Pass who heads the organising team in Community has been at the forefront of a lot of the developments around organising in the UK for the last 7 or 8 years - and this campaign which is joint venture with Irish union SIPTU is a good example of this.

So next time you place a flutter remember to ask the person on the counter if they are a union member!

Unions join force to take on betting shop industry