Withered aristocracy #2 - heavy construction and critical faculties An attempt at an explanation for the long absence of the Withered Aristocracy blog.
New series of factory stories from China Chinese worker activists have been documenting and analyzing the situation and struggles of factory workers in the Pearlriverdelta in South China…
What does a union mean to you? #1 An interview by New Syndicalist of a sex worker's experience in the industry.
At work # 1: 'I still can't sleep' - The Sleepless Teacher At Work is a new irregular series recording experiences of the workplace, moments of self-reflection…
Reflecting on injury and stolen wages at work - Megan Kinch An account by Megan Kinch about working in the non-union construction industry in Toronto.
The worms that turned: a story about workers in revolt - Eddy Horner A first person account of an unsuccessful strike at CPC wallpaper in West Durham, England, in the early 1990s, after which Eddy and a strike supporter turned to crime.
Big Wullie: or ten years of industrial bliss A personal account of work life as an apprentice in a Glasgow metalwork shop in the 1960s and 70s.
The call centre diaries, part 2: performance review The second installment of this ongoing series details boss/worker relations at Manpower's National Recruitment Centre before and during a period…
The bell tolls for thee, motherf*cker - John O'Reilly Get ready to never see bus drivers the same way again. This week we feature a story by John O’Reilly…
“A perfect money making machine”: Life as a language teacher in Slovenia An account from a German language teacher about working in Slovenia focusing on, in particular, the…
Withered aristocracy #1 - by way of introduction An introduction to what will hopefully be an intermittent series of musing on life and labor within the New York City building trades and…
A day in the life of an anxious non-native TEFL teacher A comic strip on the daily anxieties faced by an overly anxious non native TEFL teacher.
