The Union Perspective

Per Holfve, an advisor with Naturvetarna (the Swedish Association of Professional Scientists), talks about how scientists fit into labour organising in tech, the importance of listening to both workers and employers when building an organising campaign, competing with Netflix for people's valuable free time, and combating gender and racial discrimination in the workplace. We get into how demographic changes in Sweden make it even more vital that unions champion the ideas of inclusion and respect for all people in order to defend against exploitation and racism.Per's overall message is that even though we're facing challenges from a more globalised labour market, we should be confident that if we pull together and keep going and going and going, we will be successful. Hope is a discipline, and we must remain disciplined!To view full show notes, including transcripts, please visit theepisode page. Be sure to follow us on Twitter, BlueSky, and Mastodon!Produced by Hakuna Matata ProduktionCover art by Anya K. Jordan@anyakjordan.bsky.socialTheme music by Ptzery