Class Power on Zero Hours

AngryWorkers, a small political collective, have spent six years organising in London’s industrial backyard, mainly in the food manufacturing and logistics sector. This book is about their experiences as they try and find new ways of building class power in tough times. It is essential reading for anyone who is grappling with the question: ‘what next for working class politics and revolutionary strategy?’” Introduction Layers of Organisation Chapter 1: West London Chapter 2: The Solidarity network and local campaigns Chapter 3: An overtime “strike” at Waitrose and a slowdown at Sainsbury’s Chapter 4: The newspaper Chapter 5: Working class families and women’s realities — in and beyond work Chapter 6: Syndicalism 2.0 and the IWW organising drive Workers’ Inquiry 1 Chapter 7: Food in capitalism Chapter 8: Working and organising at the Bakkavor ready-meal factory Workers’ Inquiry 2 Chapter 9: Food distribution in capitalism Chapter 10: Working and organising at a Tesco customer fulfilment centre Workers’ Inquiry 3 Chapter 11: 3D printer manufacturing plant Revolutionary strategy Chapter 12: The current moment and criticism of democratic socialism Chapter 13: Class power and uneven development Chapter 14: Revolutionary transition and its conditions in the UK Chapter 15: Organisation and advanced struggles Appendix: West London workers’ history References