Think unions are outdated? Think again.
If you're juggling gigs, dodging bad bosses, or trying to survive on a zero-hours contract, this book is for you. Make Bosses Pay is a bold wake-up call for a new generation of workers ready to take power back.
'A call to arms for workers at the whim of apps, bad bosses and zero-hours contracts' - i-D Magazine
'…a beginner’s guide to the value of collective campaigning in the workplace, Make Bosses Pay makes a compelling argument that may motivate an otherwise demoralised labour force' - New Statesman
Governments constantly attack unions, CEOs devote endless resources to undermining them, and some unions seem stuck in the past. Despite this, inspiring work is happening all the time, from fast food strikes and climate change campaigning to the modernisation of unions for the digital age.
In Make Bosses Pay, award-winning journalist Eve Livingston speaks with these grassroots organisers as well as frontline union reps from TUC, IWGB, ACORN and more, offering up a smart, sharp, and unapologetically radical guide for young people in the workplace.
Perfect for:
- Burnt-out gig workers
- Activist-minded students
- First-time employees
- Anyone who's ever been underpaid or undervalued
- Future changemakers ready to fight back
From climate action to digital activism, Make Bosses Pay demonstrates how young people are reshaping the labour movement from the inside out. Livingston shows how your rights shouldn’t be optional and how unions can fight for your pay, your schedule, your future.
Your workplace is political. You just might not realise it yet.
Yes, you need a union—but more importantly, your union needs you.
Grab your copy now and start building the future of work.
Make Bosses Pay is part of the Outspoken by Pluto series.
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Eve Livingston is a freelance journalist specialising in social affairs, politics and inequalities. She has written for the Guardian, Independent, VICE, Dazed and many others, and has appeared on the BBC and ITV. She was shortlisted for the 2019 Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain's Social Evils for her writing on trade unions.