health and safety

Organising 101 - Dave Smith

A series of workplace organising tips, with a particular focus on health and safety, by Dave Smith of the Blacklist Support Group. This series was first published by Hazards Magazine.

Fight Like Hell for the Living: A Year of Struggle in UK Call Centres

After a year of disruption, reorganisation and loss in the UK’s call centres, this article surveys ongoing developments in call centre workers’ organising and considers the potential for long-term change. This article was first published by Notes from Below.

Chicago Teachers Take Wildcat Action in the Face of Unsafe COVID Conditions

Submitted by R Totale on Jan 9 2021 18:55

Report from Chicago IWW about recent wildcat strike actions by Chicago area teachers in the face of unsafe working conditions.

10. Mein Kampf & Tuskegee

Peter Linebaugh on Hitler's anti-semitic views on syphilis and their parallels with racist medical trials in America.

Scrubs: The Story from the Bottom Up

Submitted by Internationalis... on Apr 28 2020 15:26

We have received this letter from the Haringey Solidarity Group and republish it here as it presents a working class perspective on the current PPE scandal, against the bosses' propaganda.
Regarding the call for "fair wages" in the final paragraph however, we must repeat that our emancipation as a class can only be achieved through the abolition of the wages system, not redistribution.

International Workers' Memorial Day: We Don't Want To Die For Your Profits!

Submitted by Internationalis... on Apr 28 2020 15:21

International Workers’ Memorial Day is observed every year on 28th April in countries on every continent, to commemorate workers killed and injured through their work. This year, as many countries across the world are in some form of lockdown, the commemorations are likely to be few, while the number of dead is rising rapidly.

Lizard Talk: Or, Ten Plagues and Another - Peter Linebaugh

Lizard Talk: Or, Ten Plagues and Another - An Historical Reprise in Celebration of the Anniversary of Boston ACT UP February 26, 1989.

An 1989 essay offering a history of ten plagues.

Retaliation 101: Requesting Access to Respite Areas at the Allred Unit in Texas is a Big No No

Submitted by R Totale on Aug 24 2019 15:48

In an article the mailroom tried to censor, Texas inmate Jason Walker describes the repression and retaliation directed against prisoners trying to get relief from the extreme summer heat.

Heat-related conditions at the Allred Unit are cruel and unusual

Submitted by R Totale on Jul 1 2019 21:03

Imprisoned writer Jason Renard Walker reports on the extreme heat conditions that come with summer in the Texas prison system, and how the administration turns a blind eye.