Today we launch season 2 with an update from the French movement that has toppled two prime ministers and thrown the French political system into crisis. Louise Héritier, a Paris-based actor and culture worker, joined us to discuss 'Cultures en Lutte' , a rank-and-file anti-austerity campaign of culture workers. You can read the full article here: https://notesfrombelow.org/article/cultures-en-lutte Read Notes from BelowSupport the PodcastSay hello editors@notesfrombelow.org
You can read Thomas' article in issue 23 here.Read Notes from BelowSupport the PodcastSay hello editors@notesfrombelow.org Class composition is produced by the Notes From Below collectiveTom Greenwood is our designerIsabel Sanchez Danieli did the music Evelyn Gower is our production assistant We record in-person at the Mayday Rooms, Fleet Street
There is great chaos under heaven in the higher education sector. Two university workers, Zara Dinnen and NFB editor Roberto, are on the show to discuss what's going on and what opportunities the situation creates for political interventions in universities as workplaces. Zara's article, How to Stop a University Roberto's two articles on casualisation in HE: Part 1 , Part 2 The book based on the US graduate worker movement, Correspondences from the UpsurgeAnd finally the WhatsApp chat for RNF university workersRead Notes from BelowSupport the PodcastSay hello editors@notesfrombelow.org Class composition is produced by the Notes From Below collectiveTom Greenwood is our designerIsabel Sanchez Danieli did the music Evelyn Gower is our production assistant We record in-person at the Mayday Rooms, Fleet Street
James is a driver on the Piccadilly Line and talks to us about work, organising and what it's like to operate London's transport infrastructure. James' article for issue 23 is Under London.The Working Class History episode on workmates: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e82-workmates-collective/ Subscribe to Notes from BelowWorkers' Inquiry is produced by the Notes From Below collective.Designer: Tom GreenwoodMusic: Isabel Sanchez DanieliProduction Assistant: Evelyn Gower We record in-person at the Mayday Rooms, Fleet Street.
We're talking about trade unions, social partnership, class compromise, and bureaucrats. Read Matthew and Roberto's article here: Syndicalism and the New Limits of Trade UnionsSubscribe to Notes from BelowWorkers' Inquiry is produced by the Notes From Below collective.Designer: Tom GreenwoodMusic: Isabel Sanchez DanieliProduction Assistant: Evelyn Gower We record in-person at the Mayday Rooms, Fleet Street.
We talk to three comrades from CEDRA, a Slovenian political organisation, about their work with supermarket workers and their method of feminist coresearch. Subscribe to Notes from Below: https://notesfrombelow.org/subscribeJoin us this Friday ( 14th) for our issue 23 launch party: https://lu.ma/uoowlj5a Join the Organise Now Gails campaign: https://www.organisenow.org.uk/gails/Read more from CEDRA: https://www.cedra.si/en Workers' Inquiry is produced by the Notes From Below collective.Designer: Tom GreenwoodMusic: Isabel Sanchez DanieliProduction Assistant: Evelyn Gower We record in-person at the Mayday Rooms, Fleet Street.
Francis and Barbara from PAWA talk to us about their experiences working and organising in the care industry,.Read Notes from BelowSupport the PodcastSay hello editors@notesfrombelow.orgWorkers' Inquiry is produced by the Notes From Below collective.Designer: Tom GreenwoodMusic: Isabel Sanchez DanieliProduction Assistant: Evelyn Gower We record in-person at the Mayday Rooms, Fleet Street.
Mostafa Henaway is an organiser at the Immigrant Workers Center Montreal and author of Essential Work, Disposable Workers.His article for issue 22 of NFB was Experiments in Worker Organising: From Unite Community to the Immigrant Worker Centre in Montréal.You can read the whole issue, including the editorial about a workers' centre in Tower Hamlets, here.Read Notes from BelowSupport the PodcastSay helloeditors@notesfrombelow.orgWorkers' Inquiry is produced by the Notes From Below collective.Designer: Tom GreenwoodMusic: Isabel Sanchez DanieliProduction Assistant: Evelyn Gower We record in-person at the Mayday Rooms, Fleet Street.
In episode 5 we talk to Nick Francis about his time working as a bouncer. We go over the experience of the work, the possibilities for coalitions in the hospitality industry, and the stories we tell ourselves to make work bearable. Read Nick's article for issue 21 of NFB Read Notes from Below Support the Podcast Say hello editors@notesfrombelow.org
Today we talk to Jonas Marvin about the history of sickness in Britain since the mid-20th century, and what health communism has to teach us about the class struggle today. Subscribe to Jonas' newsletter: Marx's Dream Journal Read Notes from Below Support the Podcast Say hello editors@notesfrombelow.org Class composition is produced by the Notes From Below collective Tom Greenwood is our designer Isabel Sanchez Danieli did the music Evelyn Gower is our production assistant We record in-person at the Mayday Rooms, Fleet Street
Note: The audio quality in this episode isn't perfect - we had some difficulties recording. Apologies in advance. In episode 3 we speak to Sai Englert, one of NFB's editors at large, about political organisation. We talk about revolutions, parties, and the looming combination of crisis and opportunity. Read Sai's first article, Notes on Organisation Read Sai's second article, Notes on Organisation Revisited Read Notes from Below Support the podcast Say hello editors@notesfrombelow.org Class composition is produced by the Notes From Below collective Tom Greenwood is our designer Isabel Sanchez Danieli did the music Evelyn Gower is our production assistant We record in-person at the Mayday Rooms, Fleet Street
In episode two we speak to Eric, a chef from London, about hospitality work, organising strategies, and gentrification. Read Eric's article in issue 18 Read Notes from Below Support the Podcast Say hello editors@notesfrombelow.org Class composition is produced by the Notes From Below collective Tom Greenwood is our designer Isabel Sanchez Danieli did the music Evelyn Gower is our production assistant We record in-person at the Mayday Rooms, Fleet Street
In episode one we're talking to Lyra and Connor, two ex-care workers who speak about their experience in the industry, covering everything from deindustrialisation and disability to strikes and migration. Read Connor and Lyra's article from Issue 20 Read Notes from Below Support the Podcast Say hello editors@notesfrombelow.org Class composition is produced by the Notes From Below collective Tom Greenwood is our designer Isabel Sanchez Danieli did the music Evelyn Gower is our production assistant We record in-person at the Mayday Rooms, Fleet Street
Thank you for listening to season one! Fill in the listener survey here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKx08AQOv7v2FGGunciktCVwmpFH4eMq07BrWNcO2RZ5P9hg/viewform?usp=dialog You can find the bulletins from the 2024 delivery strike here: https://notesfrombelow.org/article/delivery-strike-reports-frontlineSee you in September for season two.
Today we're talking to Karin, a Swedish ex-miner who worked in the largest iron ore mine in Europe. She tells us about the experience of Gruvkvinnor [Mine Women], a self-organised group of blue collar women working in production roles. Gruvkvinnor have an article in the upcoming issue 23 of NFB on Infrastructure. Subscribe now if you want a copy as soon as its released! Read Notes from Below Support the Podcast Say hello editors@notesfrombelow.org Workers' Inquiry is produced by the Notes From Below collective Designer: Tom Greenwood Music: Isabel Sanchez Danieli Production Assistant: Evelyn Gower We record in-person at the Mayday Rooms, Fleet Street
Welcome to Workers Inquiry! In this short episode, we introduce the idea behind the podcast and explain we've started it. Read Notes from Below Support the podcast What is workers inquiry?