The Communist Party and socialists during the 1934 Toledo Auto-Lite strike A passage about radicals involvement in the 1934 Toledo Auto-Lite strike, from The Communist Party…
Authoritarianism, work and therapy Reaction to the news that the UK Government have been discussing linking employment support payments to undergoing mental health assessments…
The call centre diaries, part 1 The Call Centre Diaries will be a semi regular series detailing my experiences as a precarious worker. To kick things off I’m going to share my…
Starvation for coming in late - JCP ESOL teaching and benefit sanctions. Through the growth of JobCentre mandated classes, ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages)…
Carol Malone, Benefits Street, and mental health Journalist at the Mirror and general scumbag, Carol Malone, has attacked an individual on Channel 4's 'Benefits Street - calling her a lazy,…
Images from 1934 Autolite strike Considered one of the most important strikes in American history, the Toledo Autolite strike is best remembered by its mass pickets and running…
The Socialist Party have no right to demand one way solidarity from claimants Following a debate on Twitter, several statements appeared online seeking to defend the PCS union…
On Labour's pledge to axe the bedroom tax Why the pledge from the Labour Party to axe the Bedroom Tax doesn't mean we've won and, if we take it at face value, could mean that we lose.
The Toledo Auto-Lite strike, 1934 - Jeremy Brecher Jeremy Brecher's short history of the victorious strike at an auto parts plant in 1934, in which the unemployed played a key role in helping…
Dear Jamie Oliver... Response to celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's latest comments on the diets of the poor, how modern day poverty isn't real, and our f*cking massive…
It makes us sick: notes on affective labour, sanity, and post-Fordism A slightly polished version of a short talk for a panel discussion on post-Fordism and mental health…
