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- Forced to Love the Grind
Passion is the new workplace requirement - and one that should be resisted
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2015
In this world, legendary figures are the ones who remain in the office for one hundred hours straight, working through their children's musical recitals and 104-degree fevers. The idea is that workers become superhuman through the refusal of self-care. This phenomenon isn't merely depressing; it's outright dangerous.
- Retail Workers Fight 'Just in Time' Scheduling
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2012
On-call shift scheduling is rough on a largely part-time and female work force trying to keep up with families, school and second jobs. Some workers are asking for better terms.
- Work Overload: Time for a Union Strategy
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2015
Talk to workers in any sector, in any workplace and sooner or later they’ll get to their frustrations with their ever-increasing workloads: ‘I’m struggling’, they’ll lament to fellow workers or anyone ready to listen, ‘to just do the job, never mind do it well’. And yet even though few work-related issues seem to generate more passion, the relentless intensification of every-day work life rarely surfaces as a union priority. Why?
- Workshop Talks: Reclaim our labor
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2015
Lin discusses the precarious conditions under which healthcare labourers work.
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