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I doubt there's a country in the world where the working class has been as passive in the past 20 or more yard than New Zealand. At present I'm grouping together articles on the current state of the working class; whoever happened to workers resistance; and some alternatives on how workers can fight back (drawn from some inspiring examples in Greece, Argentina and Ireland). Anyway, here’s our first list – this is only partial, but each article will also provide some links to related articles. Coming apart down under: the decay of New Zealand capitalist society from the 1970s to 1993 <https://rdln.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/coming-apart-down-under-the-decay-of-new-zealand-capitalist-society-from-the-1970s-to-1993/> The state of the working class in New Zealand, 1997 <https://rdln.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/the-state-of-the-working-class-in-new-zealand-1997/> A united front against low-paid workers <https://rdln.wordpress.com/2014/02/25/a-united-front-against-low-paid-workers/> A strange paradox: can New Zealand workers really be happy with this crap? <https://rdln.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/a-strange-paradox-how-can-nz-workers-be-happy-with-this-crap/> Information Technology and the rise of New Zealand’s modern servant class <https://rdln.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/information-technology-and-the-rise-of-new-zealands-modern-servant-class/> Bending over backwards: New Zealand’s temp economy and capital’s growing need for ‘flexible’ labour <https://rdln.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/bending-over-backwards-new-zealands-temp-economy-and-the-growing-need-for-flexible-labour/> The real working life of a chef: a view from the inside <https://rdln.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/the-real-working-life-of-a-chef-a-view-from-the-inside/> Low horizons and the legacy of defeats <https://rdln.wordpress.com/2012/10/14/low-horizons-and-the-legacy-of-defeats/> Last machinist at Achilles Industries <https://rdln.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/last-machinist-at-achilles-industries/> Pike River: ‘cashflow’ versus workers’ safety <https://rdln.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/pike-river-cashflow-versus-workers-safety/> Phil _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
