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Encounters #2 (opens the original)
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In Germany, there is a saying: "Man trifft sich immer zweimal im Leben" (You always meet twice in life).Today was such a day.Thanks for reading New perspectives on unions and the world of work! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<
Two pieces of news from... (opens the original)
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Dear friends,I hope you are doing well and had a good weekend. I am writing to you with two pieces of small news.Thanks for reading New perspectives on unions and the world of work! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</div
Letter: Aditya Chakrabortty - Capitalism is dying... (opens the original)
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Dear all,Please find below a letter that I sent to the Guardian but wasn't published.Best,Mark///Aditya Chakrabortty’s piece on the former Vauxhall workers in Luton reminded me of the books on the so-called "white working class" published around Brexit and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.Subscribe nowAditya Chakrabortty does not f
Encounters #1 (opens the original)
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I met some Romanian construction workers at Aldi the other night. They didn’t speak a word of English, French or Dutch. How are these guys gonna even know what is lawful or what their rights are?There is no way for them to recover their wages in case of wage theft. Their only hope is that they can send some money home.Seeing them buying cans of cheap beer and laughing together, reminded me of a something a Polish construction worker in London told me.“When we are done with work, we sit down and
Worker-centered stories that build the union (opens the original)
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This morning I was invited to go on to the ITUC's Collective Voices podcast to discuss the 5-part UNI Europa documentary podcast 'Unsung Cleaners' (EU-financed) featured on Macrodose and produced by Seden Anlar and Gail Rego. Stefania Cîrlea asked me about how we came up with the idea, how worker-centered communications and union work feed into each other, the issues that cleaners face and how unions are organising in the sector. <br
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