A new era dawns for Relations industrielles/Industrial Relations. Commencing with 77(1), the journal is now online. This is a seismic shift that comes at the right time – and on the back of two years of solid achievement and reconfiguration. The next phase of development will be about content and universal access – about using the expertise of our contributors to tackle the 21^st century`s pressing labour, work and employment-related problems. The difficulties we face are mostly universal challenges. They are tough – but our refurbished journal and its world-class authors are ready for the challenge. To repeat, it is now only content that matters. Appropriately, to start the new era, the focus will be on global matters that impact all of us who work for others for a livelihood, or depend on someone who works for others.

Here is what is in out latest edition.

Unfortunately, I can’t really say “happy reading.” The contemporary world is a bewildering and disquieting place. What I can say is, the content in 77(1) is first-rate and cutting edge. You will be challenged. You will be alarmed. As always, tell us what you think. Our readers are our most important stakeholders. We remain, as we must, engaged with them. I and the team always respond to your emails personally.

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