Massive games studio Rockstar just victimised 30+ workers. We jumped on a call with Austin Kelmore, a games worker and IWGB organiser, to get an update on the state of organising in the industry and the birth of his union branch.

Read Austin's article from Issue 24 of NFB here.

IWGB Game Workers: https://www.gameworkers.co.uk/

Support the victimised Rockstar worker fundraiser: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/support-rockstar-workers-fighting-unfair-dismissals/

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We're talking about the art and culture sector, workers' inquiry, and how to build rank and file organisation in a sector characterised by low union membership and small workplaces.Steff Huì Cí Ling is a cultural worker and labour researcher based in Vancouver who wrote for issue 24 of NFB. You can read the full article here: https://www.notesfrombelow.org/article/the-only-polemic-left-in-the-art-world-is-worker-p

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Today we launch season 2 with an update from the French movement that has toppled two prime ministers and thrown the French political system into crisis.

Louise Héritier, a Paris-based actor and culture worker, joined us to discuss 'Cultures en Lutte' , a rank-and-file anti-austerity campaign of culture workers. You can read the full article here: https://notesfrombelow.org/article/cultures-en-lutte

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You can find the bulletins from the 2024 delivery strike here: https://notesfrombelow.org/article/delivery-strike-reports-frontline

See you in September for season two.

You can read Thomas' article in issue 23 here.

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There is great chaos under heaven in the higher education sector. Two university workers, Zara Dinnen and NFB editor Roberto, are on the show to discuss what's going on and what opportunities the situation creates for political interventions in universities as workplaces.

Zara's article, How to Stop a University Roberto's two articles on casualisation in HE: Part 1 , Part 2 The book based on the US graduate worker movement, Correspondences from the Upsurge

And finally the WhatsApp chat for RNF university workers

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James is a driver on the Piccadilly Line and talks to us about work, organising and what it's like to operate London's transport infrastructure.

James' article for issue 23 is Under London.

The Working Class History episode on workmates: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e82-workmates-collective/

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We're talking about trade unions, social partnership, class compromise, and bureaucrats. Read Matthew and Roberto's article here: Syndicalism and the New Limits of Trade Unions

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We talk to three comrades from CEDRA, a Slovenian political organisation, about their work with supermarket workers and their method of feminist coresearch.

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Read more from CEDRA: https://www.cedra.si/en

Workers' Inquiry is produced by the Notes From Below collective.

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Francis and Barbara from PAWA talk to us about their experiences working and organising in the care industry,.

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