Novara FM: Our New Cyberboss Overlords
Amazon, Uber and Deliveroo all depend on the power of algorithms to organise and control their employees. Can workers beat the cyberboss?
Tag: organising
Novara FM: Mourn the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living
In an era suffused with loss and grief, for the dead and the yet to be born, how do we politicise our mourning? Critic Sarah Jaffe talks about her search for the ghosts of capitalism in her new book, From The Ashes.
Report: Google’s Internal Rebellion Over Israel Goes Global
Rivkah Brown
On Tuesday, workers at Google’s London offices followed their US colleagues in protesting the company’s provision of cloud services to Israel. Rivkah Brown reports.
Report: How We Won: The Housing Campaigners Who Forced Councils to Protect Renters
Sophie K Rosa
The London Renters Union used May's local elections to force councils to choose: are you with us or against us? Sophie K Rosa reports on a bold campaign.
Analysis: How State-Sanctioned Multiculturalism Killed Radical Anti-Racism in Britain
Ilyas Nagdee & Azfar Shafi
The 1980s saw grassroots solidarity-building supplanted by milquetoast representation politics, write Azfar Shafi and Ilyas Nadgee in this extract from their new book.
Analysis: How Striking Lecturers Won Their Students’ Support
Alessio Koliulis
On the final day of UCU strikes, academic Alessio Koliulis reflects on the rebuilding of staff-student solidarity.
Analysis: At Last, the Gaming Industry Is Unionising
OS Warren
The gaming industry is notoriously devoid of unions. Yet as misogyny and overwork take their toll on workers, that’s beginning to change, writes OS Warren.
Report: With Uber Paying Peanuts, Exploited Drivers Are Cancelling Rides
Polly Smythe
Uber is blaming a driver shortage for costly fares, long wait times and multiple cancellations. Drivers, however, say the root of these problems is the company’s exploitation of its workforce. Polly Smythe reports.
ACFM: Microdose: Organising for Revolution With Rodrigo Nunes
Keir and Jem thrash out the future of political organisation with author Rodrigo Nunes.
Opinion: I’m an Uber Driver. Me and Hundreds of Others Are Going on Strike to Demand the Rights We Deserve
Rema Diallo
On Wednesday, hundreds of Uber drivers will go on strike. Driver Rema Diallo explains why.
Long Read: What Happened to Kill the Bill?
Rivkah Brown
The PCSC bill is on the brink of entering law, and yet the movement to kill it has all but evaporated. Activists haven’t given up, though - they’re simply changing gear to a longer-term project of abolition. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: This Year’s the World Transformed Is the Perfect Opportunity for the Left to Rebuild Itself
Mark Montegriffo and Adele Walton
After election defeats, the decimation of the Labour party and a devastating global pandemic, this year's The World Transformed festival offers a much-needed opportunity for the left to come together to build a strategy to win back power.
Analysis: Anarchism Shaped David Graeber. Then He Shaped Anarchism
Shane Little
Having first discovered the ideology as a teenager, David Graeber used his experiences as an activist and an anthropologist to develop his own theory of anarchism, one that is rooted in practice and the belief that we can remake the world at any given moment.
Analysis: Forget Party Politics. For Unite’s New Boss, Organising Is the Top Priority
Conrad Landin
Sharon Graham's shock victory in the Unite leadership election signals the union is moving away from party politics to embrace workplace organising - a move that could truly transform labour relations in Britain.
Opinion: I’m a Care Worker and I’m on Strike – Here’s Why
Andrene
After months of failed negotiations with management, workers at SAGE care home in Golders Green, north London, are going on strike this weekend. Here, one carer sets out what she's fighting for: not just her colleagues and residents, but the entire care industry.
Report: Teachers’ Unions Won Big This Week. They’re Just Getting Started
Rivkah Brown
The Tories' U-turn on schools was not merely the product of circumstance, but months of teacher organising. Now, with a multiplying membership and renewed confidence, unions are setting their sights beyond the pandemic to transforming their entire profession. Rivkah Brown reports.
Analysis: Here’s How the Left Builds on Biden’s Victory
Max Berger
Amidst the rubble of the Trump era, the American left has a historic opportunity to redefine what’s politically possible. The neoliberal establishment governs, but does not convince. The left must step into the void of leadership, and translate the popularity of our ideas into power.
Report: Welcome to Strike School, the Programme Teaching Global Workers to Fight Back
Sophie K Rosa
Renowned trade union organiser Jane McAlevey has teamed up with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation to teach thousands of workers around the world how to get organised - a skill never more useful than during the pandemic. Sophie K Rosa reports.