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Book SynopsisA major new study looking at the catalysing role of workers' inquiries in the rebirth of a global labour movement from below
Trade Review'Incisively examines the most recent and compelling examples of workers' autonomous resistance to the modern precarious workplace. Ovetz's invaluable collection applies workers' inquiry to contemporary practice. Essential reading for students of contemporary labor activism.'
-- Immanuel Ness, author of 'Southern Insurgency: The Coming of the Global Working Class' (Pluto, 2015)
‘An inspiring and fascinating collection of studies
-- ‘Counterfire’
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction - Robert Ovetz
PART I: TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
1. Camioneros: The Argentine Truckers’ Union that Can Paralyze the Country - Dario Bursztyn
2. When Class Unionism Leads to Working-Class Recomposition: The Case of TÜMTİS in Turkey - Alpkan Birelma
3. Resisting Sexism and Racism in Italian Logistics Worker Organizing - Anna Curcio
PART II: EDUCATION, CALL CENTERS, CLEANERS, PLATFORM WORK, AND GAMERS
4. Making Threats: Credible Strike Threats in the US, 2012–2016 - Robert Ovetz
5. The Self-Organization of the Mexican Multitude Against Neoliberal State Terror: The CNTE Dissident Teachers’ Movement Against the 2013 Education Reform - Patrick Cuninghame
6. Notes from Below: A Brief Survey of Class Composition in the UK - Callum Cant, Sai Englert, Lydia Hughes, Wendy Liu, Achille Marotta, Seth Wheeler, and Jamie Woodcock
PART III: MANUFACTURING AND MINING
7. Worker Organizing in China: Challenges and Opportunities - Jenny Chan
8. Self-Organizing is Breathing Life into Workers’ Struggles in South Africa - Shawn Hattingh and Dr. Dale T. McKinley
9. Towards a Global Workers’ Inquiry: A Study of Indian Precarious Auto Workers - Lorenza Monaco
About the Authors
Index
