LABRST 2M03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Business Unionism, Consciousness Raising, Social Movement
1 Dec 2017
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Labour studies 2m03: pop culture, social media, and work stories. As a tool for social change? new models of labour organizing. A communications multiplier, helping even small groups share information far-and-wide. An alternative to traditional/mainstream media, providing counter narratives to official. A means for coordinating protests and generating spontaneous reactions to events. A source of documentary evidence in real-time of unfolding events. A means of exerting pressure on governments and corporations from below. Others have questioned the social media revolution narrative, pointing out that: While it may mobilize people, it seldom creates the deep ties and organizational structures needed for sustained follow through. Some even argue that it is a substitute for real action. It can also be manipulated by governments and corporations to track their opponents, map opposition networks, spread information, and crackdown on dissent. Advances in automation displace workers from their jobs. Neoliberal labour legislation rolls back job security, union rights, and introduces greater.
