All My Bosses are Dead and their Algorithms are in Power – What is the Future of Work?
In the spread of platforms like Deliveroo and Uber we are seeing a new kind of employment structure, which is prompting new kinds of worker struggle. Meanwhile, in workplaces like supermarkets call centres and warehouses, work has been undergoing a process of intense technological transformation. Platform capitalism and the wider trend towards algorithmic management seem to be reshaping much of the low-wage and precarious labour market. The concrete experience of ‘work’ seems to be in flux, and the ‘workers’ movement’ is even more so.
And what about social reproduction? How has the ‘work’ in housework held up? The shift towards a service economy has meant the direct marketisation of many socially reproductive relationships and has forced us back to the question: how do you strike when you care?
Join us to discuss what the future of work is, what role the struggle of workers can play in a working class movement towards counter-power.
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Ticket price includes accommodation and food (breakfast, lunch, dinner) from 4pm Friday 17th August until 5pm Sunday 19th August.
Ticket Types: £80 - Solidarity* / £60 - Standard** / £35 - Concession*** / Under 16s go free
* help us fund those least able to afford it and cover the costs of under 16s who go free this year.
** help us cover the basic costs of Fast Forward so that we break even
* for those that can't afford the standard costs. If this is still a stretch, please get in touch and we’ll try to work something out
Refunds policy:
We will be able to provide full refunds up till the Monday 31st July, half refunds up to to Monday 14th August, and nothing thereafter. However, once tickets sell out and we have a waiting list we will be happy to facilitate ticket exchanges.
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