Who will be a voice for the emerging precariat?
‘For ‘flexible’ British workers, hours are up, productivity is up – but their share of the profits is way down. ‘Despite working longer hours than a generation ago, and working more unpaid labour, we are getting less as a share of national income for our trouble.’ Richard Seymour ‘With unpaid overtime, we’re giving our employers £29bn worth of free labour’, The Guardian, 25 February 2011
‘Progressives need to find ways to speak to the new global, insecure classes before the far right does.’ Guy Standing ‘Who will be a voice for the Emerging Precariat’, The Guardian, 1 June 2011
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