Economics, unions and work
Red Pepper covers both the failing economic status quo and the growth of alternatives the section on economics, unions and work.
While exploring how privatisation, globalisation, the gig economy, and changes to working life after Covid-19 have generated new forms of exploitation, we also hear from workers organising and fighting back both in and beyond trade unions.
Red Pepper covers both the failing economic status quo and the growth of alternatives the section on economics, unions and work.
While exploring how privatisation, globalisation, the gig economy, and changes to working life after Covid-19 have generated new forms of exploitation, we also hear from workers organising and fighting back both in and beyond trade unions.
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Unofficial unionising: an interview with Wilf Sullivan
The former Trades Union Congress race equality officer reflects on decades of black workers’ organising within unions
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Neoliberal economics is killing the arts
Funding cuts and reduced access are cementing the arts as a privileged realm. It’s time to resist ‘art-as-capital’ thinking, argues Tim Lutton
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Empire of Normality – review
Chapman’s book offers a vitally needed theoretical framework for neurodivergent anti-capitalism, writes Gerald Roche
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Radical reels: an interview with Reel News
An anonymous activist from the video collective Reel News describes how it has supported various campaigns since the pathbreaking rise of indie media
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The GKN workers’ fight continues
The struggle for an ecological transition from below by Florence’s ex-GKN workers is alive, writes Lorezno Fe
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Key words: Meritocracy
Jo Littler examines how claims of a level playing field disguise continuing privilege
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From the workplace to the streets: women are leading the fight for a fairer world
Red Pepper celebrates International Women’s Day by highlighting the work of CAIWU – a union representing women at the sharp end of exploitation and oppression. Ana Aguirre reports
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