Arts
A special episode with activist, playwright, gig-worker and union organizer Thomas McKechnie. Thomas talks about the under-reported case before the Ontario Labour Relations Board between Foodora and its employees. He also takes us through strategies for organizing app-mediated gig-workers and his motivation for writing Remembering the Winnipeg General. Caveat emptor: Because Ben’s computer is ancient and it’s battery dies unpredictably, because his art practice does not afford him the ability to keep himself in working gear, our recording died midway through the session. Happily Jon took a back-up recording, which if you squint your ears ably captures Thomas and Ben’s rich contributions to the middle part of the exchange. Nota bene: Ben is available to offer his professional recording, engineering, and sound design skills to paying customers. Hit him in his DMs. Details on Rally for Worker Rights in the Gig Economy: https://www.facebook.com/events/175351570515807/ More on Thomas: https://www.cbc.ca/arts/this-playwright-is-trying-to-unionize-foodora-while-writing-about-one-of-canada-s-biggest-strikes-1.5164055?fbclid=IwAR35ndnNz7wXYSKSiroIdhD5IHjguVFBrhVg3uz-rr2OBwQ2qm3fYC1lbss Find Thomas: Twitter: @postbrechtian Zeitpunktheatre: https://www.facebook.com/zietpunktheatre1/ The Foodsters: Twitter: @FoodstersUnited IG:@ unitedfoodsters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JusticeForFoodoraCouriers/ Find us elsewhere: http://spek.work/ https://www.instagram.com/spekwork/ http://twitter.com/spekwork