LABR 1F99 Study Guide - Final Guide: Workplace Democracy, Cornel West, Basic Income

• School: Brock University
• Department: Labour Studies
• Course: LABR 1F99
• Professor: Simon Black

Document Summary

Lectures jan 11, 18 and 25 (film) Readings: yates, black & silver, bradbeer, brown, ghc drawn to change. 2 questions one on global north, one on global south. 3 changes in the world of work for both. Think about the intersection of pop culture and work. Drawn on 3 examples of depiction of work, workers, and unions in the media. Readings: ehrenreich, class dismissed: how tv frames the working class. Talk about (cid:498)workplace democracy(cid:499) & (cid:498)economic democracy(cid:499) Role of past struggles, including labour movement, working class political parties, in democratizing work. Readings: wolff, srnicek & williams, harris, ladd. The role of the state/government in shaping the world of work. Structuring labour market conditions, economic policy, etc. Working class political parties: social democratic & socialist (define) Readings: stanford (20/21), motjehedzadeh, unifor politics for workers. The 3 big challenges workers face in today"s economy: automation, ecological, equality.