We're talking about the art and culture sector, workers' inquiry, and how to build rank and file organisation in a sector characterised by low union membership and small workplaces.Steff Huì Cí Ling is a cultural worker and labour researcher based in Vancouver who wrote for issue 24 of NFB. You can read the full article here: https://www.notesfrombelow.org/article/the-only-polemic-left-in-the-art-world-is-worker-p
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Today we launch season 2 with an update from the French movement that has toppled two prime ministers and thrown the French political system into crisis.
Louise Héritier, a Paris-based actor and culture worker, joined us to discuss 'Cultures en Lutte' , a rank-and-file anti-austerity campaign of culture workers. You can read the full article here: https://notesfrombelow.org/article/cultures-en-lutte
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You can find the bulletins from the 2024 delivery strike here: https://notesfrombelow.org/article/delivery-strike-reports-frontline
See you in September for season two.
You can read Thomas' article in issue 23 here.
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There is great chaos under heaven in the higher education sector. Two university workers, Zara Dinnen and NFB editor Roberto, are on the show to discuss what's going on and what opportunities the situation creates for political interventions in universities as workplaces.
Zara's article, How to Stop a University Roberto's two articles on casualisation in HE: Part 1 , Part 2 The book based on the US graduate worker movement, Correspondences from the Upsurge
And finally the WhatsApp chat for RNF university workers
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James is a driver on the Piccadilly Line and talks to us about work, organising and what it's like to operate London's transport infrastructure.
James' article for issue 23 is Under London.
The Working Class History episode on workmates: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e82-workmates-collective/
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Read Matthew and Roberto's article here: Syndicalism and the New Limits of Trade Unions
We talk to three comrades from CEDRA, a Slovenian political organisation, about their work with supermarket workers and their method of feminist coresearch.
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Francis and Barbara from PAWA talk to us about their experiences working and organising in the care industry,.
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Mostafa Henaway is an organiser at the Immigrant Workers Center Montreal and author ofEssential Work, Disposable Workers.
His article for issue 22 of NFB wasExperiments in Worker Organising: From Unite Community to the Immigrant Worker Centre in Montréal.
You can read the whole issue, including the editorial about a workers' centre in Tower Hamlets,here.
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Today we're talking to Karin, a Swedish ex-miner who worked in the largest iron ore mine in Europe. She tells us about the experience of Gruvkvinnor [Mine Women], a self-organised group of blue collar women working in production roles.
Gruvkvinnor have an article in the upcoming issue 23 of NFB on Infrastructure. Subscribe now if you want a copy as soon as its released!
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In episode 5 we talk to Nick Francis about his time working as a bouncer. We go over the experience of the work, the possibilities for coalitions in the hospitality industry, and the stories we tell ourselves to make work bearable.
Read Nick's article for issue 21 of NFB
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Today we talk to Jonas Marvin about the history of sickness in Britain since the mid-20th century, and what health communism has to teach us about the class struggle today.
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Note: The audio quality in this episode isn't perfect - we had some difficulties recording. Apologies in advance.
In episode 3 we speak to Sai Englert, one of NFB's editors at large, about political organisation. We talk about revolutions, parties, and the looming combination of crisis and opportunity.
Read Sai's first article, Notes on Organisation
Read Sai's second article, Notes on Organisation Revisited
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In episode two we speak to Eric, a chef from London, about hospitality work, organising strategies, and gentrification.
Read Eric's article in issue 18
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In episode one we're talking to Lyra and Connor, two ex-care workers who speak about their experience in the industry, covering everything from deindustrialisation and disability to strikes and migration.
Read Connor and Lyra's article from Issue 20
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Welcome to Workers Inquiry!
In this short episode, we introduce the idea behind the podcast and explain we've started it.
