Ep 10: On New Terrain - an interview with Kim Moody

Labour Days: a labour movement podcast

In this episode, we take a deep dive into questions of class composition and labour movement strategy via an interview with Kim Moody. Kim is a labour movement writer and activist, who co-founded Labor Notes in the USA (www.labornotes.org). His new book, ‘On New Terrain: How Capital is Reshaping the Battleground of Class War’ is published by Haymarket, and is available to buy here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1106-on-new-terrain We begin the episode with a rattle through some recent labour movement news, including: “An Open Letter to Fellow Aslef Drivers”, looking at questions of industrial unionism and class solidarity in railway workers’ strikes against the imposition of “Driver Only Operation”: www.workersliberty.org/blogs/2018-01-19/open-letter-fellow-aslef-drivers-which-side-are-we The latest with the Picturehouse Cinema workers’ strikes. Donate to the strike fund here: www.crowdpac.co.uk/campaigns/250/picturehousestrike The upcoming University and College Union pension strikes (www.ucu.org.uk/strikeforuss), and a recent local success for the UCU at the University of Manchester: www.ucu.org.uk/article/9141/Industrial-action-suspended-at-University-of-Manchester More inspiring struggles from migrant-led unions like IWGB (www.iwgb.org.uk/) and UVW (www.uvwunion.org.uk/) Potential disputes over public sector pay from unions like the PCS (www.pcs.org.uk/payup) and Unison (www.unison.org.uk/news/press-release/2017/12/council-pay-offer-considered-local-government-unions/) A win for local unions and community campaigns against gentrification in Haringey: theclarionmag.org/2018/02/02/stop-hdv-campaign-forces-claire-kobers-resignation/ A strike at the Camell-Laird shipyard: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-42690268 Quite a bit to take in there, admittedly, but in our defence it’s been two months since our last episode. Drop us a line on Facebook or Twitter to let us know about any ongoing disputes you’re involved in, either directly or in a supportive capacity. Check previous episode descriptions for copyright info.