Notes from Below

Notes from Below is a socialist journal that uses class composition analysis to ground revolutionary politics in the perspective of the working class. MayDay Radio wanted to collect together their podcasts, some of which were recorded in the MayDay Rooms audio studio. You can subscribe on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Episode 1.
In "Contradictions in Care" Lyra & Connor, two ex-care workers speak about their experience in the industry, covering deindustrialisation, disability, migration and strikes.

Episode 2.
In "Cooking up a Storm", Eric, a chef from London, talks about hospitality work, organising strategies, and gentrification.

Episode 3.
In "The Political Leap, Sai Englert talks about political organisation. We talk about revolutions, parties, and the looming combination of crisis and opportunity.

Episode 4.
In "We The Surplus", Jonas Marvin talks about the history of sickness in Britain since the mid-20th century, and what health communism has to teach us about the class struggle today.

Episode 5.
In "Close the Door Behind You", we spoke with Nick Francis about his time working as a bouncer. We go over the experience of the work, the possibilities for coalitions in the hospitality industry, and the stories we tell ourselves to make work bearable.

Episode 6.
In "Mine Women", we talk to Karin, a Swedish ex-miner who worked in the largest iron ore mine in Europe. She tells us about the experience of Gruvkvinnor [Mine Women], a self-organised group of blue collar women working in production roles.

Episode 7.
In "Essential Work, Disposable Workers", Mostafa Henaway talks about the work of the Immigrant Worker Centre in Montreal and the power of migrant worker organising in Canada.

Episode 8.
In this episode, Francis and Barbara from the Pan African Workers Association talk to us about their experiences working and organising in the care industry.

Episode 9.
In "Supermarket Struggle", we talk to three comrades from CEDRA, a Slovenian political organisation, about their work with supermarket workers and their method of feminist co-research.

Episode 10.
In this episode we talk about trade unions, social partnership, class compromise, and bureaucrats.

Episode 11.
James is a driver on the Piccadilly Line and talks to us about work, organising and what it's like to operate London's transport infrastructure.

Episode 12.
In this episode two university workers, Zara Dinnen and NFB editor Roberto, discuss what's going on and what opportunities the situation creates for political interventions in universities as workplaces.

Episode 13.
In this episode we talk about time served in the construction industry.