Rethink Work

Changing how we think about work

#Worker Rights

There are currently 29 articles in this category    RSS

  • faviconOn the Tyranny of Being Employed – Contemporary philosopher Elizabeth Anderson argues that while we may think of citizens in western liberal democracies as relatively ‘free’, most people are actually subject to ruthless authoritarian government — not from the state, but from their employer [2024]
    In: Democracy & Power    
    Topics: Worker Rights, Workplace Dictatorship   
    Comments   
    Source: Philosophy Break    

  • faviconRemembrance of Work Time Standards Lost – Mainstream economists have completely blown the issue of working time; we should call the bluff of the textbook-thumping experts who seem to think that a toxic cocktail of overwork and underemployment is “good for the economy” [2001]
    In: Working hours    
    Topics: Worker Rights   
    Comments   
    Country: US   
    Source: Straight Goods    

  • faviconDollar Stores Show Capitalism at its Worst – A firsthand account of the unsafe working conditions, low pay, and corporate surveillance at one of the most profitable retail chains in the US [2024]
    In: Predatory capitalism    
    Topics: Technofeudalism, Worker Rights   
    Comments   
    Country: US   
    Source: Current Affairs    

  • faviconUK Government to push ahead with an election campaign pledge to give staff the “right to switch off” and decline WhatsApp messages, emails and phone calls from their bosses or take on extra work in evenings and at weekends. The measure would not be mandatory for firms and not contained as part of the new Employment Rights Bill
    In: Democracy & Power    
    Topics: Worker Rights   
    Comments   
    Country: UK   
    Source: iNews