Reading Struggles

Collected works of author, labor educator, and union organizer Kevin Van Meter.

Labor scholars and organizers Robert Ovetz and Kevin Van Meter joined Professor Richard Wolff on Economic Update for a show titled "Resurgent Labor Organizing" this week. Rick interviewed Robert and Kevin about Marx's "A Workers' Inquiry," labor organizing in the US, and contemporary struggles of the working-class. Take a watch! Don't miss part one of this two part episode with our colleagues Alexander Pyne of the Blue Bottle Independent Union and economist Anastasia Wilson

“Amplifying forms of informal and formal organizing the workplace, amplifying and circulating struggles and informal practices of time theft or insubordination, all those things can only be understood from the perspective of the workers themselves.” For my second appearance on the Library Punk Podcast , I join Justin and Jay  to chat about The American Worker pamphlet, Grace Lee Boggs and Phil Singer, Karl Marx and CLR James, workers’ inquiry and organizing in the US, and ne

Quite pleased to be offering a workshop on workers' inquiry and recent inquiries into the cafe and non-profit sectors in the Bay Area this December with my comrade Robert Ovetz. Join us! EVENTS SCHEDULE San Fransciso: Sunday, December 7 at Time TBD as part of the Howard Zinn Book Fair: Using Workers’ Inquiry to Organize and Fight the Boss (Workshop) Oakland: Tuesday, December 9 at 6:00PM—East Bay DSA Office: Using Workers’ Inquiry to Organize and Fight the Boss (Workshop).

Offering workshops and public talks on workers' inquiry, The American Worker pamphlet, CLR James, and the contemporary labor movement in the US this November to be held in London, Edinburgh, Dublin and Belfast. Take a read of our workers' inquiry on the cafe sector in the United States published by Notes from Below and my "Searching for the American Worker" available online at New Politics . EVENTS SCHEDULE London: Saturday, November 8 at 10:00 as part of the Historical M

Strike When the Needle is Hot Book Release for Labor Organizers. Take a watch and a listen!

Take a listen to the Library Punk Pod as cafe workers and militants talk about "class composition in the cafe sector."

After a year of efforts our workers’ inquiry “Class Composition in the Cafe Sector: What do cafe workers in the United States think and do while at work?” has been published by our comrades at Notes from Below in the UK.

At the Edge of Everything: Collected Poems assembles George Caffentzis’s poetic output. The noted class-warrior, philosopher of money and work/energy, is now a published poet.

Beginning with the 1947 publication of The American Worker pamphlet a new form of “proletarian literature” emerged from the automotive...

If you want to know what an industry looks and feels like, the best person to ask is not a consultant, manager, or business owner. It’s...

Join me for two talks in London and Dublin this November 2024.

What do café workers think? What do we want? And how do we share those conversations that take place in “walk ins” or walking to the bus...

For the past several years Shane Burley and Kevin Van Meter have engaged in a series of conversations on “ Autonomous Anti-Fascism ” and...

How Can First-Person Narratives of Work and Workers’ Inquiry Aid Organizing? Join us Friday, June 21st from 6:00-8:00PM in Rochester, NY...

Blue Bottle Workers Launch Independent Union. Read Five Questions with an Organizer.

Troublemaking Goes International... a review of Troublemaking by Jamie Woodcock and Lydia Hughes of Notes from Below.

Read my latest article "Labor Education for All Workers" over at New Politics!

A new edition of Real World Labor is out now with Dollars & Sense magazine and Kevin Van Meter is proud to be one of the editors!

Kevin Van Meter recently joined COVER for a seminar on The American Worker.