David O'Connell

Unions gave a lot of substantial ground in order to become shop floor administrators of a social Democratic consensus

Let's get real, unions in the west made a mistake when they gave up addressing questions of ownership in the post war period.

For those interested, the Global Labour University also offers free online certified courses through its online academy.

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Buddhist wisdom

"Five years ago, anthropologist and political activist David Graeber (r.i.p.) made a prediction which looks increasingly likely to come to pass"
via @dailypolitik.bsky.social

Certainly. Shows how it can not only work but be a totally normal and functional part of everyday life

Succinct

I personally think this is a top contender for the greatest political poster of all time.

It does, but doesn't aggregate and compare the findings based on that. Some other studies do though, including my PhD, and in short there are differences by sector for sure

Want to know something interesting? 74% of Democrats and 72% of Republicans declared a preference for employee ownership models.

We have the opportunity to make progress towards workplace democracy.

cleo.rutgers.edu/articles/und...

Employee ownership, far from being a fringe idea, has been an element of the American experiment, from George Washington to the present.

Building socialism in the US means building on what you have.

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Save the Date: 14.8. 19:15, RED PLANET, Filmabend und Sommerlochüberwindung im Oberanger 38, München, spd-muenchen.de/termine/?id=...

Long overdue. CGT is the largest and most powerful. It's a shame they lost the brand to the current CNT imo

I had the luck of growing up in the 2000s and exploring internet forums before social media existed. Long debates and discussions on Revleft made me an expert on every variant of Trotskyism that has ever existed 😅

Can't disagree

The annual conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics is set to take place in January in Pune, India (for those interested) 👇🏻

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If you want to defend democracy, join a union.

Applications are open for the 2026 Global Labour University (GLU) programme at Wits University, Johannesburg. GLU offers fully accredited MA degrees for trade unionists.

See below, share, or message me if you'd like to find out more.

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"You are lost if you forget that the fruits of the earth belong to all and that the earth itself belongs to no one" Jean-Jacques Rousseau

If you would like access to a copy, feel free to message me and I'll be happy to see if I can help

Absolutely. If one image should be shared more often its this one:

I think the game changer for Corbyn and Sultanas new party will be if it gets union backing. Without this it'll just be another failed left party project.

The Prerequisites for Successful Worker Takeovers and Their Implications for Organised Labour

My PhD, now available through Nomos, gives a detailed overview of how three different unions attempted to save jobs through numerous employee buyouts. Spanning decades and continents, it explains why some efforts succeeded and some failed, giving key strategic insights to labour scholars.

Abend calm

"Labour is the foundation of all value" - David Ricardo

And economically totally viable. Sadly only killed off politically. Apparently ABBA personally campaigned and lobbied against it too.

Exactly. Imagine NOT turning up wearing this.

In short. Employee owned firms out perform capitalist firms 1:1.