All Outputs (2)

Advancing Workers’ Rights in the Gig Economy through Discursive Power: The Communicative Strategies of Indie Unions (2022)
Journal Article
Però, D., & Downey, J. (2022). Advancing Workers’ Rights in the Gig Economy through Discursive Power: The Communicative Strategies of Indie Unions. Work, Employment and Society, https://doi.org/10.1177/09500170221103160

Finding limited representation in established unions, a growing number of precarious and migrant workers of the gig economy have been turning to self-organization. Yet little is known about how these workers can compensate for their lack of material... Read More about Advancing Workers’ Rights in the Gig Economy through Discursive Power: The Communicative Strategies of Indie Unions.

The improvised language of solidarity: Linguistic practices in the participatory labour-organizing processes of multi-ethnic migrant workers (2022)
Journal Article
Cioce, G., Korczynski, M., & Però, D. (2023). The improvised language of solidarity: Linguistic practices in the participatory labour-organizing processes of multi-ethnic migrant workers. Human Relations, 76(12), 1855-1880. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187267221119775

There are considerable language barriers facing the potential collective labour organization of multi-ethnic migrant workers. From the research literature, we know little about linguistic practices that might overcome these barriers. Based on an ethn... Read More about The improvised language of solidarity: Linguistic practices in the participatory labour-organizing processes of multi-ethnic migrant workers.