Disablement, Work, & Free Time Under Capitalism

Account #update The previous project on precarious work & disablement (from which more publications will emerge) will be complemented by a new project on rest & free time under capitalism. Collectives interested in getting in touch/finding out about the 2nd project: pls DM/email!

#PIP #TUC Anger over TUC’s decision to draw close links between PIP and work in Timms Review response disabilitynewsservice.com/anger-over-tuc… via @johnpringdns

DWP pursued woman’s employer for nonexistent ‘benefit debt’ Employer of woman who cares for disabled mother was asked to deduct ‘debt’ from salary despite court ruling she had nothing to pay theguardian.com/society/2026/m…

It doesn’t.

Remind me again where all the available jobs are that disabled people are just choosing not to do. Oh?

Tools for Disabled People’s Orgs/Collectives This project has developed a set of questions, themes, & prompts that could be explored, adapted, and/or used for campaigning, collective inquiries & organising contexts Contact details here disprecwork.wordpress.com/accessing-ques… #Disability #Work

Deeply irresponsible when the fit note is what triggers a UC health assessment on day 29 If a GP wont give one, how do you trigger a health assessment? @patmcfaddenmp @stephenctimms ???

YouTube playlists are so fiddly, but I've finally somewhat managed to merge several of my old lists into one (with themes around collective action, (anti)work, unions, racialisation, disablement, migration, sleep/rest, and some more): youtube.com/playlist?list=…

And still disabled people are being hounded into jobs they can't do and jobs that don't exist.

#PIP We are disappointed with @The_TUC statement on PIP today calling for reform on PIP by linking PIP with work. @Dis_PPL_Protest response to TUC on PIP dpac.uk.net/2026/05/dpac-r…

Our Cleaver collection is available for preorder! Points of Departure: Refusal of Work and the Crisis of Capitalism... edited by @OvetzRobert and @AmericanWork47. Part of the Class Compositions series at @CommonNotions. Check it out: commonnotions.org/buy/points-of-…

The reflections previously shared here are now available online as a PDF doc, Word Doc, and JPEG files: disprecwork.wordpress.com/rest-work-and-… These 'pass it on' reflections by disabled gig economy workers may be helpful for collective discussions on #work, #capitalism, #disability, & #rest.

There's a truly awful article in the Spectator. It argues that UC claimants (freeloaders) are being treated far too generously. 🤮 "...a system of extreme generosity to those on welfare, and punishment economics for everyone else." #selection-1379.0-1379.59" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">archive.ph/SUMEd#selectio…

Just recently learned that DOIs can be created for research reports, so the brief report associated with the disablement & precarious work project now has a permanent DOI link and code: doi.org/10.25500/pure.… #Disability #Work #Capitalism #AntiWork #Precarity

It is wrong of DWP/employment schemes to instruct claimants to lie to employers about health conditions (or criminal record), knowing that if discovered your employer may not offer reasonable adjustments or sack you, and if sacked, might face a sanction of up to 6 mths for UC

With today's presentation at the Geneva Graduate Institute, I'm kicking off the spring-summer presentation tour of "Workers and the World", out on 2 June 2026 with Verso. Details will be forthcoming. If you know potentially interested people in these places, please let them know!

“The coming redundancies will officially be called ‘voluntary’ but this is the equivalent of giving a condemned man a pistol in his cell prior to being led to the gallows and classifying him shooting himself as suicide.” timeshighereducation.com/depth/i-dont-t…

New higher ed dispatch presenting a concrete guide to holding meetings with immediate coworkers in departments, labs, and other work groups which make up the university. longhaulmag.com/2026/04/27/a-g…

#CouncilTaxReduction #UniversalCreditMigration This morning vigil was held outside Bristol Justice Centre to support the Judicial Review against the appalling discriminatory cuts to council tax support for disabled people who migrated to UC. Thank you to Michael & Brett for pics

#AccessToWork Tomasz Borys 40, council worker in London BSL user Has had access to work support cut, having to pay for BSL interpreters out of his own pocket I cannot see a secure future if DWP continues to cap budgets. I could lose my job #Echobox=1777968831" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bigissue.com/news/social-ju…

There are just a few spaces remaining to join us at Part 1 of Madness & Palestinian Liberation with Makan! Taking place tomorrow, online from 4-5.30, find out more and sign up below. nsun.org.uk/news/madness-p…