Benjamin Anderson
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Benjamin Anderson
@BenAndersonPhD
Assistant Professor of Creative and Cultural Industries at @ucd_ahcp. Craft labour, worker organising, logistics work.
Vancouver, British Columbia Katılım Kasım 2010
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@uglyblender I have a PATCO t-shirt. Hard one to beat.
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I like to collect union merch so I can steal valor from anyone whenever I want
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@uglyblender Offensive as it is to suggest, Dog Day Afternoon is the one.
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It didn't really work when we watched Heat so I'm hoping Serpico wins her over
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Been trying to make my cat like Al Pacino by pointing at the TV and saying "honey it's Al Pacino!!" every time I watch a movie he's in
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I don't post much, but this CfP for the new journal, Historical Materialism: Workers and Capital might be of interest to some:
…sandcapital.historicalmaterialism.org
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Graduate students and postdocs are your colleagues and deserve to be treated as such #academictwitter
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My report (in collaboration with ILWU Local 400 and @SFU_LBST) on working conditions and port contracts in BC's marine towing industry has just been released. Check it out: ilwu400.org/communities-af…
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@TomKhruisehchev The "servant vanguard" is sure to have the political efficacy of the "precariat."
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It is, frankly speaking, extremely funny that an ostensibly democratic centralist party would allow its most visible public face to publish this.
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‘Workers of the World’ online journal call for articles on the theme of ‘Palestine and global resistance to genocide’ workersoftheworld.net/call-for-artic…
@iassconline @strike_map @STWuk @PSCupdates
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Building a Union to Resist Precarity in Irish Higher Education: The Story of the Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation rundale.org/2025/01/30/bui…
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Free for Members AND Non Members! We have an open advice line for this week to help guide you if you have any questions, concerns, or need support in your career.
If you feel like your rights are being abused, you can call or email the addresses above! It's completely free.
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SFU continues its callous policy of austerity, this time cutting valuable community-facing initiatives & laying off a number of workers. If the situation is as dire as Johnson frames it, why aren't any senior administrators fearing for their jobs? We know where costs can be cut.
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I am currently advertising for a paid PhD studentship in creative & cultural industries @ucddublin . I'm particularly interested in critical/Marxian examinations of labour in the craft/cultural sector. Learn more here: andersonbenjamin.com/phd-opportunity
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The dockworkers everyone was freaking out about when they went on strike are getting 62% raises over the next six years. Remember, you deserve this too. The answer is never to talk shit about other workers, but to organize a strong union and get yours.
Labor Notes@labornotes
ILA has settled its East and Gulf Coast contract before a Jan. 15 strike deadline. Deal locks in a 62% wage increase over 6 years and expands existing automation protections. Workers will also see larger “container royalty” payouts. @joe_dmh reports: labornotes.org/2025/01/longsh…
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A new podcast on workers' struggles, for many of us just in time to get back on the bus to work.
Notes from Below@NotesFrom_Below
📻 Workers’ Inquiry - A new podcast series by Notes from Below! Today we launch “Workers Inquiry”, a new podcast series about work, struggle and revolution. Listen here: buff.ly/3W5HDwo
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Luigi's lawyer is explicitly calling out Eric Adams being at the perp walk. Incredible stuff.
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@Half_Ref I'm not. I'm a dino. I think my collaborator is though. Thanks for the heads up (and the retweet)!
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Submissions close on Monday! It's going to be a strong and international lineup. If you work on #craft, you shouldn't miss it. Please share :)
Alessandro Gerosa@gerry_sasha
Are you an #academic working on #craft? One #week left to apply to the next @SASE_Meeting mini-conference on 'Extending the debate on craft' held by @DCExiled and me! The deadline is the 16th of December! Feel free to reach out with any question you may have, link below!
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3 years ago today, the Elmwood store in Buffalo, NY won a union.
Since then, we've grown, fought, and WON together. As workers prepare for what we hope is the final phase of negotiations with the company, we're celebrating our strength and solidarity today! Here's to MANY more✊
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Deadline is only 2 weeks away!
Alessandro Gerosa@gerry_sasha
Are you working on #craft work and related subjects? Please consider submitting an abstract to the "Extending the debate on craft work" track at the next @SASE_Meeting, next July in the splendid #Montreal, #Canada! There are many submission options too! #mini" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sase.org/event/2025-mon…
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