Friday 24 February 2012

Direct Unionism in Practice: Undermining Service Industry Barriers to Worker Solidarity

Excerpt from " Direct Unionism in Practice: Undermining Service Industry Barriers to Worker Solidarity"


"The follow up discussions on the “Direct Unionism” essay put out last year has provided us with a working definition of Direct Unionism and the basic elements of direct action in the workplace. These actions orchestrated by workers at their sites have a name: but now what? The previous responses while generally in favour of direct unionism, focus on contracts and memberships and leave out some of the most important elements in the essay in terms of potential actions and worker solidarity. We like what Tom Levy reinforces about “organizing the worker, not the job,” as it allows adaptation to the flexible, mobile, reality of service workers in general. It seems like the only feasible option in terms of speaking to the reality of these workers, which in most cases is substandard. The glove fits."


You can see the entire essay here Direct Unionism in Practice: Undermining Service Industry Barriers to Worker Solidarity

Original Essay: Direct Unionism: A Discussion 

the follow up essays: Debate on Direct Unionism