Solidarity Beyond Bars

Unionizing Prison Labour

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

Prisons don’t work, but prisoners do. Prisons are often critiqued as unjust, but we hear little about the daily labour of incarcerated workers — what they do, how they do it, who they do it for and under which conditions. Unions protect workers fighting for better pay and against discrimination and occupational health and safety concerns, but prisoners are denied this protection despite being the lowest paid workers with the least choice in what they do — the most vulnerable among the working class. Starting from the perspective that work during imprisonment is not “rehabilitative,” this book examines the reasons why people should care about prison labour and how prisoners have struggled to organize for labour power in the past. Unionizing incarcerated workers is critical for both the labour movement and struggles for prison justice, this book argues, to negotiate changes to working conditions as well as the power dynamics within prisons themselves.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-11-15
Mått:15 x 23 x 1 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:180
Förlag:Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
ISBN:9781773635613
Utmärkelser:Winner of Leo Panitch Book Prize 2023

Utforska kategorier

Kriminalvård och straff inom Samhälle och politik
Rättsvetenskap inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Jordan House is an assistant professor in the Department of Labour Studies at Brock University. His research focuses on prison labour and prisoner-worker organizing, new forms of worker organization and labour movement renewal. His work has appeared in several publications, including Labour / Le Travail, Labor Studies Journal, Rankandfile.ca, Canadian Dimension and Jacobin. He previously worked as a labour organizer and union researcher and is a long-time prison justice activist.Asaf Rashid is a criminal defence, immigration and prison lawyer in Halifax / k’jipuktuk. He is on the board of the East Coast Prison Justice Society; is a former union organizer; and author of “Solidarity Beyond Bars: unionizing prison labour”, published in 2022 by Fernwood Publishing.

Recensioner i media

“From Amazon to COVID, from racial justice struggles to housing, workers have been the backbone of collective struggle. In this book, Rashid and House take us behind bars to explore the histories and contemporary struggles of incarcerated workers and the possibilities for organizing. A must-read for all interested in abolition movements, workers’ struggle, and the urgent need to collectively organize for a better world.”

Innehållsförteckning

: Introduction: Why Care about Prisoners’ Labour Rights? : All Work and (Almost) No Pay: Injury, Illness, and Death: “Sweat the Evil Out”: The Evolution of Canadian Prison Labour: What Are the Alternatives? : The Case for Prisoners’ Labour Unions: Conclusion: And Justice for All?