CTRL ALT-LABOUR: organising in the modern workplace

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In this episode

What’s the future of workplace organising? This week’s guests are full of ideas. Alex Marshall talks about organising couriers in the gig economy. Michelle Miller explains how Coworker is providing a platform for workers in the US. And New Zealand union supremo Richard Wagstaff talks us through their plan to rebalance power in low paid sectors.

Guests

Michelle Miller (@michelleimiller), co-founder of Coworker - a digital platform helping workers to organise online 

Alex Marshall (@alexjkmarshall), chair of the couriers and logistics branch at the IWGB

Richard Wagstaff (@RichardCTU), CTU president

Bernadette Russel (@betterussell), writer

More info

New unionism

• Gavin Kelly: Rebooting the rank and file: why there's still hope for the unions

• John Harris: Adapt or die: a new breed of trade union can save the fossils of old 

• The Economist: Could the pandemic give America’s labour movement a boost?

Coworker

• Coworker: About Us

• Michelle Miller: Workplace Power (Sep 2020)

• Forbes: Interview with Michelle Miller, co-founder of Coworker (Nov 2019)

• Protocol: Tech workers are organising. Meet the labour vets whispering in their ears (Feb 2020)

Riders Roovolt

• Riders Roovolt: Campaign website

• Sustain: MPS and couriers say food delivery work not safe (May 2020)