Solidarity Beyond Bars Unionizing Prison Labour
Solidarity Beyond Bars Unionizing Prison Labour by Jordan House, published by Fernwood Publishing in 2022, explores the often-overlooked realities of prison labor. This edition, comprising 243 pages, delves into the daily work of incarcerated individuals, highlighting the conditions under which they labor and the lack of protections they face as the most vulnerable segment of the workforce. The book critiques the prison system while emphasizing the importance of unionizing prison labor as a means to advocate for better pay and working conditions.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the historical struggles of prisoners to organize for labor rights and the implications of these efforts for both the labor movement and prison justice. The text addresses critical issues related to labor and employment, as well as social justice within the context of penology. By framing prison work as a significant social issue rather than a rehabilitative endeavor, this book encourages a reevaluation of how society views incarcerated workers and their contributions.
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Prisons don’t work, but prisoners do. Prisons are often critiqued as unjust, but we hear little about the daily labour of incarcerated workers — what they do, how they do it, who they do it for and under which conditions. Unions protect workers fighting for better pay and against discrimination and occupational health and safety concerns, but prisoners are denied this protection despite being the lowest paid workers with the least choice in what they do — the most vulnerable among the working class. Starting from the perspective that work during imprisonment is not “rehabilitative,” this book examines the reasons why people should care about prison labour and how prisoners have struggled to organize for labour power in the past. Unionizing incarcerated workers is critical for both the labour movement and struggles for prison justice, this book argues, to negotiate changes to working conditions as well as the power dynamics within prisons themselves.
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