Posted in United States, Working Class on Aug 16th, 2011 No Comments »
The most shocking thing I learned from my research on the fate of the working poor in the recession was the extent to which poverty has indeed been criminalized in America.
Perhaps the constant suspicions of drug use and theft that I encountered in low-wage workplaces should have alerted me to the fact that, when you […]
Posted in Irish Middle Class, Irish Economy, Irish Working Class, Working Class on Apr 19th, 2011 No Comments »
Since 2008, the number of middle class jobs in Ireland has fallen by about five per cent. During the same time, the number of working class jobs has fallen by about 15 per cent - three times the rate of that for professional and managerial occupations.
However, when we look at the amount of jobs lost […]
Posted in Working Class on Mar 15th, 2011 3 Comments »
This recording is from the opening of the Centre for the Study of Working Class Lives, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, which took place last Friday.
Have a listen to Zweig’s address to the conference, it’s great.
For more on Zweig, here’s something I wrote a couple of years ago.
Posted in Working Class on Feb 18th, 2011 1 Comment »
Michael Zweig is a guest speaker.
I’m a big fan of Zweig, and have written about him before, so I’m going to try to make it over to this.
Full programme and details of speakers are below.
Posted in Working Class on Nov 17th, 2009 3 Comments »
Sherry Linkon is co-director of the Center for Working Class Studies at Youngstown State University. Here she is talking about definitions of working class, class identity, and the experience of working class students in academia. she was speaking to the Working Class Student Union which is based at the University of Wisconsin.
I’ve embedded part […]
Posted in Working Class, Politics on Oct 28th, 2009 2 Comments »
Below is a short video file and the full audio of Arthur Scargill’s talk on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the miners’ strike. Arthur gave insight on the background to the strike, its course and consequences, as well as some thoughts on the trade union movement and the European Union.
Enjoy.
Posted in Working Class, Labour on Oct 25th, 2009 3 Comments »
To mark the 25th anniversary of the miner’s strike
Arthur Scargill is speaking in the UNITE Hall, in the UNITE Union Office at 55 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin this Tuesday, October 27th at 8pm to mark the 25th anniversary of the miners’ strike. Please pass this onto everyone you know. I appeal […]
Posted in obituary, Zaragoza, Working Class, Irish History, Irish Labour History, Spain on Jan 24th, 2009 12 Comments »
I will not yield
I will not fall
I will eat dynamite
and one day I will explode like a volcano”
Posted in capitalism, Economy, US Politics, Working Class on Nov 14th, 2008 1 Comment »
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Michael Zweig here on Dublin Opinion. Below is a two-part interview with Zweig, conducted with Bill Moyers. It took place in October, around the time of the American bail-out - now under review as the American Treasury wakes up to the fact that it’s going to have […]
Posted in US Election, racism, US Politics, Working Class, Politics on Oct 13th, 2008 No Comments »
You see brothers and sisters, there’s not a single good reason for any worker — especially any union member — to vote against Barack Obama.
There’s only one really bad reason to vote against him: because he’s not white.
And I want to talk about that because I saw that for myself during the Pennsylvania primary.
On […]
