EU politics
Pacific Standard: Here’s Why UberEats Couriers Went on Strike in the U.K. This Month
An organizer with a couriers union discusses the ongoing campaign to improve the gig economy. Read here
Gig Economy
EU politics
Len McCluskey – Britain: Young Workers know they’re being ripped off – and that unions are the answer
Last weeks global food strikes in Britain show young workers get what trade unionism is about – and bringing are new forms of digital organisation into play. Len McCluskey is General Secretary of Unite, Britain’s […]
EU politics
The Guardian: Amazon offsetting pay rise by removing bonuses, union says
So much for the human face of capitalism. It always comes down to the same results: profit, profit, profit…and public relations to make it look like everything else except profit. Read here
EU politics
Owen Jones: Young people are rewiring capitalism with their McStrike
A precarious and exploited workforce has had enough: young employees are joining unions and demanding to be heard Read here
EU politics
The Guardian: Uber Eats couriers’ pay protest brings traffic to a halt in central London
While Uber Eats is preparing to buy Competitor Deliveroo for around two billion dollars, employees are already being made to pay the price. Read here
Economics
General Theory of the Precariat: Great Recession, Revolution, Reaction by Alex Foti
Book review by Alessio Kolioulis Alex Foti is a veteran of the autonomous movement living in Milan. In the late 1990s, he was among the thousands of ‘no-global’ activists who built a Europe-wide network against […]
Economics
Bernie Sanders intros ‘Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies (BEZOS)’ bill
This is an interesting idea, but rather complicated. Would it not be simpler to increase the minimum wage? Read here
Economics
The Guardian: Ten points for a better Britain – Institute for Public Policy Research
These recommendations can be applied for most European nations. Read here
Economics
Bullshit Jobs, A theory – by David Graeber
Book review by David Shirreff “I would like this book to be an arrow aimed at the heart of our civilisation.” So writes David Graeber in his preface to Bullshit Jobs, A Theory. David […]
Economics
Louis Hyman: It’s Not Technology That’s Disrupting Our Jobs
The insecure nature of work is a result of decisions by corporations and policymakers. Read here