Tag Archives: precarity

Working-Class Precarity: An Education

Posted on January 21, 2019 by

The teacher who most influenced me was Raphael Samuel, one of the leading social historians of his time – though I didn’t know that when I studied with him.  Raph, as we came to know him, had chosen to work … Continue reading →

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Paying Attention to the Precariat

Posted on February 24, 2014 by

As I wrote in October 2012, the precariat – the growing class of insecure workers whose wages and working conditions do not provide economic stability – ought to be getting more attention in American political discourse. I have urged mainstream … Continue reading →

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Benefits Street, or the Road to Poverty

Posted on February 10, 2014 by

I got wet last Thursday, very wet.  I was standing on a picket line at my university outside the central administration protesting yet another below inflation wage offer. A one per cent pay raise will mean that my colleagues and … Continue reading →

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