Research on #labourprocess #work #workersinquiry #workerism #classcomposition and #marxism.
Organising with #iwgb #ucu and #organisenow.
Editor of #notesfrombelow and #historicalmaterialism journals.
Writing #scifi at #redfutures.
Come and join us for the launch event of The Expanse Expanded! Thursday 31st of August at Genesis Cinema in London 🚀
We're going to screen episode one of The Expanse - and discuss the new collection over drinks 🍻
More details and tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/red-futures-mag-the-expanse-expanded-launch-and-screening-of-episode-1-tickets-677937949657
Our next sci-fi writing prompt is up: Strikes! 🚀🚩
Want to write a short story? Check out the details below:
🚨We've launched a petition to call on UCU to immediately call for indefinite action at the start of term in 2023
🔥If plans have not been made or agreed, we demand that members and branches get to decide the next steps
📝 Sign here: https://notesfrombelow.org/article/ucu-petition
The UCU demo is, despite attempts to stop it, marching around London.
It's a big turnout #ucurising #ucurisingindefinitely
@HugoBookClub @unamccormack thanks for sharing this one too!
It's in the list.
And it gets a shout-out in the article we did on labour unions in screen science fiction: https://hugoclub.blogspot.com/2019/03/labour-on-screen-in-science-fiction.html
@unamccormack @HugoBookClub but Quark's Bar Association is top of the list right?
Updated the list of Labour Unions in Science Fiction.
We're always interested in more. If you see a reference to a strike or a labour union in a science fiction or fantasy work, please let us know so I can add it to this list.
#union #unionStrong #Labor #LaborUnions #Workers #Solidarity #Strike #WorkersUnited #WorkersRights #Labour #LabourUnions
List: https://hugoclub.blogspot.com/2018/12/organized-labour-in-science-fiction.html
The next University Worker bulletin is out!
📢 Featuring a call for indefinite strike action next term, as well as reports from QMUL, USIC and more.
🖨 Distribute on your picket lines tomorrow:
https://notesfrombelow.org/article/university-worker-day-3-2022
The University Worker is calling an open rank-and-file meeting on Monday the 28th of November at 7pm for members to come and discuss the way forward
You can register for the call here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvcOCrqzkjE9exyTidqgWNSl1S4Ns7QMy3
Today's bulletin is available here too: https://notesfrombelow.org/article/university-worker-editorial-2-join-open-organising
First day of picket lines at universities today!
We've been out at distributing the rank-and-file The University Worker bulletin: https://notesfrombelow.org/article/university-worker-day-1-2022
If you've been out on strike, submit a report here: https://airtable.com/shrMN70sXRvU6XNq1
Next issue tomorrow!
The first day of the #ucu #UCUstrikes across universities in Britain starts tomorrow
We've got the first issue of The University Worker on the boil, ready to distribute at the picket lines!
There's still time to send in reports and get involved:
https://notesfrombelow.org/article/university-worker-autumn-2022-kick
Strike Map has landed 🛬 #strikemapuk
Went to the #sciencefiction exhibition at the Science Museum.
The bits from the Alien film (including the spacesuit) and a focus on black science fiction writers was excellent!
We're relaunching The University Worker bulletin for the upcoming #UCUstrikes
The rank and file bulletin will be published on each strike day. We're inviting contributions from members and branches - plans for the strike, reports from the pickets, and ideas for escalation! #UniversityWorker
https://notesfrombelow.org/article/university-worker-autumn-2022-kick
Today is the #BaristasUnited Starbucks Guerrilla Organising Day!
Led by Unite Hospitality and supported by BFAWU, Strike Map, Organise Now!, and the Peace and Justice Project, volunteers are leafleting Starbucks across Britain today (17th of November).
To get involved (in-person or online) see the details here https://www.organisenow.org.uk/starbucks-organising/
RT @HCHLopez@twitter.com
So proud to be standing alongside these courageous workers who are fighting to end outsourcing so they can be treated with equality and respect.
Shame on @ucl@twitter.com for clapping them during the pandemic but continue treating them as second class workers!
Join their 2nd picket tmrw!
By way of an introduction
I work as a #researcher with interests in #labourprocess, #workersinquiry, #marxism, and #classcomposition. I'm an editor at #historicalmaterialism and #notesfrombelow
I organise with #iwgb, #ucu, and a project for supporting new worker organising #organisenow!
As a side project, I'm also interested in #scifibooks and have written some things for #redfutures
