by Justin | Jan 31, 2022 | Autoworkers, FCA, Ford, General Motors, Jacobin, Mike Parker
In the 1980s, corporations began promoting “quality of work life” and “lean production” schemes as a win-win for workers and bosses. But autoworker Mike Parker insisted these schemes were about better exploiting workers and undermining...
by Justin | Jan 20, 2022 | Alexandra Bradbury, Labor Notes, Mike Parker
Mike Parker, the author of four Labor Notes books and a close supporter and key strategist throughout our 43-year history, died January 15 of pancreatic cancer. He will be hugely missed—remembered as a brilliant thinker, a humble and dedicated movement-builder, and a...
by Justin | Jan 20, 2022 | Labor Notes, Mike Parker
Parker’s book– Inside the Circle — acknowledged that employer invitations to “participate” were often quite well received, initially, because they appealed to “workers’ best instincts—to do a good job, to be part of a group, to make a contribution.”...
