,RUNN+ TO ,/& ,/ILL3 ,GLOBALISATION1 ,BLAGG+ & ! ,DOLE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,OV] ! YE>S ! GOV]NM5T HAS HELPFULLY F9ANC$ MANY CAMPAIGNS & ACTIONS AGA9/ ITSELF4 ,LOTS ( PEOPLE 9 ! DIRECT ACTION MOVEM5T RELY ON DOLE MONEY FROM ! /ATE 9 ORD] TO SURVIVE4 ,H[EV]1 OV] ! LA/ FEW YE>S !RE HAS BE5 A BIG %AKE UP ( ! WELF>E /ATE4 ,:AT HAS \R RESPONSE BE5 TO ?IS8 ,H[ WILL IT AFFECT US8 ,& HAS ! SUPPLY ( FREE MONEY F9ALLY RUN DRY8 

,?R\<\T ! PA/ TWO DECADES1 ! DOLE HAS PROVID$ ! BASIS = A NUMB] ( CREATIVE PROJECTS & MOVEM5TS1 SOME ( :I* HAVE BE5 OV]TLY POLITICAL4 ,9 ! #a#i#hS1 ! RELAX$ B5EFIT REGIME ALL[$ MANY TO DROP \T ( WORK & =M NEW TYPES ( ANTAGONI/IC LIFE/YLES & T5D5CIES1 = EXAMPLE >\ND ! AN>*O-PUNK SC5E4 ,?IS WAS C>RI$ ON 9TO ! #a#i#iS :5 ! DOLE BECAME ! BASIS = ! GR[+ ANTI-ROADS MOVEM5T1 ! CAMPAIGN AGA9/ ! ,CRIM9AL ,JU/ICE ,BILL1 AS WELL AS ! MORE REC5T DEVELOPM5T ( ! MILITANT DIRECT ACTION MOVEM5T4 ,BE+ ON ! DOLE HAS SIMPLY GIV5 US ! TIME TO BECOME FULL-TIME POLITICOS2 ! DOLE HAS 9 EFFECT BE5 A 'TR\BLE-MAK]'S GRANT'4 ,AFT] ALL1 :O CAN F9D ! TIME TO DO AN (FICE ACTION ON A ,MONDAY MORN+1 SP5D DAYS WAIT+ = AN EVICTION OR TAKE P>T 9 DAYS ( ACTION FROM ,J#a#h TO ,BA/ILLE ,DAY ?AT ALWAYS SEEM TO BE ON A WEEK DAY8 ,FAIR 5\<1 PHON+ 9 SICK BECAME P>T ( ! ACTION ON ,J#a#h1 BUT WE CAN'T EXACTLY PHONE 9 SICK EV]Y WEEK :5 WE WANT TO GO TO AN ACTION1 LET ALONE RISK BE+ LOCK$ UP 9 A CELL = DAYS4 ,BUT AP>T FROM GIV+ US ! TIME TO BECOME FULL-TIME POLITICOS1 9 AN IMPORTANT S5SE OPT+ \T ( WORK HAS BECOME A POLITICAL /ATEM5T 9 ITSELF 9 ! DIRECT ACTION SC5E4 

,! FIR/ MAJOR ATTACK ON ?IS LIFE/YLE CAME 9 ! MID-#a#i#iS :5 ! ,CONS]VATIVE GOV]NM5T REPLAC$ ! OLD-/YLE B5EFIT REGIME ) ! ,JOB ,SEEK]S ,ALL[ANCE 7,J,S,A74 ,?IS WAS FOLL[$ %ORTLY BY ! WORKF>E S*EME1 ',PROJECT ,WORK'1 :I* WAS PILOT$ 9 A NUMB] ( T[NS & !N IMPLEM5T$ MORE WIDELY BY ! ,NEW ,LABOR GOV]NM5T4 ,BO? W]E MET BY SOME COLLECTIVE RESI/ANCE4 ,H[EV]1 :5 ,NEW ,LABOR 9TRODUC$ A MU* MORE AMBITI\S QUASI-WORKF>E BAS$ PROGRAM1 ! ',NEW ,DEAL'1 ! LIMIT$ COLLECTIVE RESI/ANCE !RE HAD BE5 PREVI\SLY WAS R$UC$ TO 9DIVIDUAL SOLUTIONS1 *>ACT]IZ$ BY BLAGS & SCAMS4 

,IT WAS ?IS LACK ( COLLECTIVE RESI/ANCE TO ! ,NEW ,DEAL1 & MORE REC5TLY TO ! ,WELF>E ,RE=M ,ACT1 ?AT L$ SOME TO EMPHASIZE ! TRAGIC CONSEQU5CES ?IS W\LD HAVE = ! DIRECT ACTION SC5E4.<#a.> ,>GU+ ?AT ! DOLE WAS ! F9ANCIAL BASIS = ! SO-CALL$ FULL-TIME POLITICO1 ! REC5T ATTACKS ON ! DOLE W]E SE5 AS POT5TIALLY A ?REAT TO ?IS MOVEM5T4 ,:]EAS PREVI\SLY LONG-T]M UNEMPLOYM5T1 & H5CE ! POLITICAL OPPORTUNITIES IT AF=D$1 C\LD ALMO/ BE ?\<T ( AS A LIFE-TIME C>E]1 ! SLOGAN 'NO FIF? OPTION'.<#b.> -- REPEAT$LY VOIC$ BY ! ,BLAIRITES 9 ,NO4 #a -- S]V$ TO ILLU/RATE ?AT SU* C>E]S W\LD NO LONG] BE POSSIBLE4 

,H[EV]1 TWO YE>S 9TO ! ,NEW ,DEAL1 IT SEEMS ?AT ALL ?IS FUSS WAS OV] NO?+4 ,QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HAVE BE5 ON ! 9TRODUCTORY /AGE ( ! ,NEW ,DEAL AS WELL AS ON PLACEM5TS1 & CONTR>Y TO ! DOOM & GLOOM PR$ICTIONS1 9 SOME >EAS AT LEA/1 PEOPLE HAVE F\ND IT QUITE EASY TO BLAG !IR WAY ?R\< IT4 ,P]HAPS ! 9TRODUCTION ( ,WELF>E TO ,WORK-TYPE S*EMES WASN'T SU* A BIG ?REAT TO ! MOVEM5T AFT] ALL4 

,! ,GLOBAL ,WORKH\SE 

,BE=E DISCUSS+ ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( BLAGG+1 IT IS NECESS>Y BRIEFLY TO EXAM9E ! RATIONALE BEH9D ! CURR5T T5D5CY = WORKF>E-TYPE PROGRAMS & TO SITUATE !IR 9TRODUCTION 9 ! CONTEXT ( \R /RUGGLES4 ,AFT] ALL1 :AT HAS ! ,NEW ,DEAL GOT TO DO ) G5ETICS1 ROAD BUILD+1 ANIMAL LIB]ATION1 PRISON ACTIONS OR RECLAIM+ \R /REETS8 

,! CONCEPT ( 'GLOBALIZATION' IS ONE :I* MANY 9 ! DIRECT ACTION MOVEM5T HAVE US$ TO MAKE ! L9K BETWE5 \R DIV]SE /RUGGLES4 ,AS HAS BE5 DISCUSS$ 9 !SE PAGES1 'GLOBALIZATION' IS ! PROBLEMATIC T]M COMMONLY US$ TO DESCRIBE ! /RATEGY PURSU$ BY CAPITAL 9 RESPONSE TO ! LA/ REVOLUTION>Y UPSURGE :I* TOOK PLACE AT ! 5D ( ! #a#i#fS & ! BEG9N+ ( ! #a#i#gS4.<#c.> ,9 ,BRITA9 & O!R ADVANC$ 9DU/RIALIZ$ C\NTRIES1 ! PO/W> COMPROMISE BETWE5 CAPITAL & LABOR WAS ESS5TIALLY BAS$ ON A PRODUCTIVITY DEAL 9 :I* HI<] WAGES W]E CONDITIONAL UPON A GR[? 9 PRODUCTIVITY4 ,BUT BY ! 5D ( ! #a#i#fS1 WORK]S DEM&$ HI<] WAGES ONLY N[ = LESS & LESS WORK4 ,AT ITS HI<E/ PO9T1 ?IS T5D5CY EXPRESS$ ITSELF AS A REFUSAL ( WORK AT ! PO9T ( PRODUCTION4 ,! L9K BETWE5 WAGES & WORK WAS BE+ /RET*$ TO ! LIMIT & BEYOND4 ,! RESPONSE ( CAPITAL WAS FLI<T FROM 9VE/M5T 9 ?OSE 9DU/RIES & C\NTRIES *>ACT]IZ$ BY ?IS 'BLOODY-M9D$NESS' & REFUSAL4 ,SU* FLI<T ?US S]V$ TO \TFLANK >EAS ( WORK+ CLASS /R5G?4 

,?IS RE/RUCTUR+ WAS P>TICUL>LY ACUTE 9 ,BRITA94 ,UNLIKE SOME ( ! O!R ADVANC$ 9DU/RIALIZ$ C\NTRIES1 ,BRITA9 WAS A RELATIVELY DEVELOP$ C5T] ( F9ANCE CAPITAL1 & !RE=E C\LD AF=D TO AB&ON HUGE SWA!S ( ITS MANUFACTUR+ 9DU/RY4 ,POLITICALLY1 !RE=E1 ! ,?AT*]ITE PROJECT MEANT ! 9TRODUCTION ( POLICIES ?AT CAPITALIZ$ ON ! TRANS=MATION ( L>GE-SCALE MANUFACTURE 9TO FOOTLOOSE GLOBAL F9ANCE CAPITAL4 

,MO/ IMPORTANTLY1 ! PO/W> CONS5SUS >\ND FULL EMPLOYM5T WAS AB&ON$4 ,9/EAD1 UNEMPLOYM5T WAS ALL[$ TO LET RIP4 ,ALONG ) ANTI-/RIKE LEGISLATION1 ! CREATION ( A POOL ( UNEMPLOY$ WORK]S WAS 9T5D$ TO ELIM9ATE SOME ( ! MORE MILITANT SECTIONS & TO DISCIPL9E ! WORK+ CLASS AS A :OLE4 

,:ILE ! 'NEO-LIB]AL' POLICIES EMPLOY$ BY MANY ( ! GOV]NM5TS 9 ! ADVANC$ 9DU/RIALIZ$ C\NTRIES HAD SOME SUCCESS 9 CURB+ MILITANT & REVOLUTION>Y T5D5CIES AMONG WORK]S1 !Y ALSO S]V$ TO CREATE A NUMB] ( B>RI]S TO FUR!R CAPITAL EXPANSION4 ,FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( CAPITAL1 A POOL ( UNEMPLOY$ WORK]S 5C\RAGES ?OSE )9 WORK TO WORK H>D] & ACCEPT L[] WAGES BY OP]AT+ AS ! COMPETITION4 ,YET IF ! POOL ( UNEMPLOY$ IS ALL[$ TO BECOME /AGNANT1 IT WILL NO LONG] REPRES5T SU* COMPETITION1 & 9/EAD EXI/+ WORK]S WILL /ILL RETA9 SOME LEV]AGE 9 !IR RELATIONS ) ! BOSSES4 ,:AT HAD 9 FACT EM]G$ WAS A DUAL LABOR M>KET :]E ?OSE \T ( WORK W]E EI!R UNWILL+ TO F9D WORK OR P]CEIV$ AS BE+ UNEMPLOYABLE2 AS A RESULT1 ! PEOPLE 9 WORK C\LD MOVE >\ND FROM JOB TO JOB /ILL DEM&+ RELATIVELY HI< WAGES4.<#d.> ,IT !RE=E BECAME H>D TO IMPOSE FLEXIBLE WORK+ CONDITIONS4 ,SOME ( ! HI<E/ EXPRESSIONS ( ?IS UNEMPLOY$ 'RECALCITRANCE' W]E AMONG ?OSE :O CONSCI\SLY US$ ! DOLE AS ! BASIS = V>I\S ANTI-CAPITALI/ PROJECTS4 ,9 EFFECT1 ! REFUSAL ( WORK ?AT HAD PREVI\SLY APPE>$ AT ! PO9T ( PRODUCTION HAD N[ BE5 DISPLAC$ ONTO ! DOLE4 

,9DU/RIAL CAPITAL 9 C\NTRIES SU* AS ,BRITA9 TRANS=M$ ITSELF 9TO GLOBALLY FOOTLOOSE F9ANCE CAPITAL 9 ORD] TO SEEK ! MO/ ACCOMMODAT+ LABOR M>KETS4 ,YET1 9 PROLET>IANIZ+ WORK]S 9 LESS-9DU/RIALIZ$ C\NTRIES SU* AS ,TAIWAN & ,KOREA1 IT S]V$ TO CREATE MILITANTS :]E !Y HADN'T PREVI\SLY EXI/$4 ,! MULT9ATIONAL COMPANIES & 9VE/M5T FIRMS ?AT WE ASSOCIATE ) GLOBALIZATION !RE=E CONT9UALLY NE$ NATION-/ATES TO RE-IMPOSE ! MO/ CONDUCIVE LABOR CONDITIONS SO ?AT !Y CAN FLEE ?OSE C\NTRIES :]E !Y >E ?REAT5$ BY WORK] MILITANCY4 ,9 %ORT1 GLOBALIZATION IS ESS5TIALLY AB\T ! RE-IMPOSITION ( WORK4 

,9 ,BRITA9 & O!R ADVANC$ 9DU/RIALIZ$ C\NTRIES1 ! /AGNANT RES]VE >MY ( LABOR HAD TO BE DONE AWAY ) 9 ORD] TO ATTRACT GREAT] CAPITAL 9VE/M5T4 ,IT IS NO CO9CID5CE ?AT ALL !SE C\NTRIES >E N[ PURSU+ SIMIL> POLICIES 9 ORD] TO DEVELOP COMPLIANT LABOR M>KET CONDITIONS4 ,! POLICIES 9 ,BRITA91 ! ,U,S,A1 ,FRANCE1 ,G]MANY1 ,HOLL&1 ,D5M>K1 ,CANADA1 ,AU/RALIA & ,NEW ,ZEAL& GO BY A NUMB] ( NAMES & V>Y 9 !IR DEGREE ( COMPULSION1 BUT ALL >E V>IATIONS ON ! !ME ( WORK-=-DOLE1 OR WORKF>E4 ,WORKF>E1 !N1 IS ! FACE ( GLOBALIZATION = MANY ( US4 ,WORKF>E OV]COMES ! PROBLEM ( 'RECALCITRANCE' 9 ! RES]VE >MY ( LABOR BY 9CULCAT+ WORK-DISCIPL9E 9 EV]YONE4 ,BO? ?OSE :O SEEK A JOB BUT :O HAVE BE5 \T ( WORK = TOO LONG & ?OSE :O F\ND 9 MASS UNEMPLOYM5T AN OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE ANTI-CAPITALI/ LIFE/YLES >E TO BE 9/ILL$ ) ! NECESS>Y WORK-DISCIPL9E TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! LABOR-M>KET4 

,AL?\< 9 ,BRITA9 IT IS ,NEW ,LABOR :I* HAS MADE ! PR9CIPLES ( WORKF>E ! KEY/ONE ( ITS ATTEMPT TO RE/RUCTURE ! LABOR-M>KET1 ! F\NDATIONS W]E ALREADY LAID BY ! ,CONS]VATIVES1 ) ! 9TRODUCTION ( ! ,JOB ,SEEK]S ,ALL[ANCE 7,J,S,A7 9 #a#i#i#f4 ,BE+ UNWILL+ TO 9CREASE PUBLIC SP5D+1 ! ,CONS]VATIVES HOP$ ?AT ! DUAL LABOR-M>KET C\LD BE OV]COME SIMPLY BY PRESSUR+ PEOPLE 9TO ! EXI/+ JOBS4 ,BY PUTT+ 9 PLACE SANCTIONS = ANY ( US :O C\LDN'T PROVIDE PRO( ?AT WE HAD BE5 APPLY+ = JOBS1 IT REPLAC$ ! NOTION ( US BE+ PASSIVE CLAIMANTS ) ONE ( US BE+ ACTIVE JOB-SEEK]S4 ,A FUR!R ADVANCE WAS MADE 9 ! RE-IMPOSITION ( WORK ) ,PROJECT ,WORK -- A QUASI-WORKF>E S*EME PRES5T$ AS A 'WORK EXP]I5CE' PROGRAM RA!R ?AN 'WORK-=-Y\R-B5EFITS'4 

,BUT AS ) O!R OV]TLY NEO-LIB]AL MEASURES 9TRODUC$ BY ! ,TORIES1 !SE POLICIES NOT ONLY FAIL$ TO GA!R PUBLIC SUPPORT1 BUT ! OR?ODOX NEO-LIB]AL 9SI/5CE ON NOT 9CREAS+ PUBLIC SP5D+ ON WELF>E WAS TO BE !IR D[NFALL4 ,! PUNITIVE APPROA* TO UNEMPLOYM5T MEANT ?AT NOT ONLY CLAIMANTS DIRECTLY AFFECT$ BY ! MEASURES CAME \T 9 OPPOSITION1 :I* ON ! DIRECT ACTION & AN>*O SC5E MA9LY MANIFE/$ ITSELF 9 ! ACTIONS ( ! ,GR\NDSWELL NETWORK1 BUT ! DOLE WORK]S !MSELVES PUT UP CONSID]ABLE RESI/ANCE1 9 SOME >EAS D[N+ TOOLS ON ! DAY ! ,J,S,A CAME 9TO =CE4.<#e.> ,BUT AL?\< ?IS RESI/ANCE DID PREV5T ! SMOO? IMPLEM5TATION ( BO? ! ,J,S,A & ,PROJECT ,WORK1 ! LIMITS ( BO? ULTIMATELY BECAME OBVI\S MORE AS A RESULT ( !M BE+ GROSSLY UND]-FUND$1 & CONSEQU5TLY S]V+ MORE TO FIDDLE ! UNEMPLOYM5T FIGURES BY PU%+ PEOPLE (F ! DOLE ?AN DEAL+ SUFFICI5TLY ) ! DUAL LABOR M>KET4 

,! ,NEW ,DEAL & ! ,WELF>E ,RE=M ,ACT 

,:5 ,NEW ,LABOR1 %ORTLY AFT] !Y CAME 9TO (FICE1 LAUN*$ ! ,NEW ,DEAL AS ! GOV]NM5T'S FLAG%IP POLICY1 IT WAS HOP$ ?AT BO? ! PROBLEM ( PUBLIC P]CEPTION ( ! S*EMES & ! PROBLEM ( !IR OV]TLY PUNITIVE NATURE C\LD BE EFFECTIVELY AVOID$4 ,9 L9E ) ! SO-CALL$ ',?IRD ,WAY' BETWE5 SOCIAL DEMOCRACY & NEO-LIB]ALISM1 !Y AB&ON$ ,CONS]VATIVE DOGMA AGA9/ /ATE 9T]V5TION4 ,BY 9VE/+ ,G,B,P#c4#e BILLION 9 ! PROGRAM 7A LOT MORE ?AN !Y C\LD EV] HOPE TO SAVE 9 ! %ORT-T]M FROM GETT+ PEOPLE (F ! DOLE71 !IR 9T5TION WAS CLE>3 ! ,NEW ,DEAL WAS NOT JU/ SUPPOS$ TO SLA% A FEW MILLION QUID (F ! WELF>E BILL1 BUT WAS AN ALTOGE!R MORE AMBITI\S S*EME AIM$ AT TACKL+ ! DUAL LABOR M>KET ONCE & = ALL4 

,& UNLIKE ! OLD PUNITIVE S*EMES RELY+ ON M]ELY PU%+ PEOPLE (F ! DOLE1 ! ,NEW ,DEAL WAS SOLD AS A /ATE-L$ ATTEMPT TO DO AWAY ) 'SOCIAL EXCLUSION'4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 :5 ! ,NEW ,DEAL WAS LAUN*$ AS A COMPULSORY S*EME = #a#h-#b#d YE> OLDS 9 ,APRIL #a#i#i#h1 ! 9ITIAL ',GATEWAY /AGE' WAS PRES5T$ NOT AS AN EXT5SION ( ! 9T5SIVE JOB-SE>* 9TRODUC$ ) ! ,J,S,A1 BUT AS A ?REE-MON? P]IOD ( '9DIVIDUALIZ$ JOB-C\NSEL+'4 ,! SUBSEQU5T F\R 'OPTIONS' ( $UCATIONAL TRA9+1 SWEEP+ /REETS ON ! ',5VIRONM5TAL ,TASK ,=CE'1 OR A PLACEM5T EI!R 9 ! 'VOLUNT>Y' SECTOR OR A SUBSIDIZ$ JOB W]E PRES5T$ NOT AS WORK+ = Y\R DOLE BUT AS WORK EXP]I5CE PROGRAMS ?AT W\LD PROVIDE ! UNEMPLOY$ ) A SMOO? 5TRY 9TO ! JOB-M>KET4 ,! ,NEW ,DEAL HAS S9CE BE5 EXT5D$ TO MO/ O!R AGE GR\PS1 S+LE P>5TS & P>TN]S ( ! UNEMPLOY$4 

,) ! REC5T 9TRODUCTION ( ! ,WELF>E ,RE=M ,ACT1 ?IS 'HELP' HAS BE5 EXT5D$ TO ALL O!R CLAIMANTS NOT SUFFICI5TLY COV]$ UND] ! O!R S*EMES3 BY ! SIMPLE ACT ( C5TRALIZ+ ALL ! B5EFIT (FICES 9TO A 'ONE-/OP-%OP'1 ! WORK-FOCUS$ 9T]VIEWS ASSOCIAT$ ) ! ,J,S,A WILL N[ BE EXT5D$ TO ALL O!R CLAIMS4 ,UND] ! BANN] ( 'HELP+ ! DISABL$ BACK 9TO ! COMMUNITY'1 !Y >E JU/IFY+ GETT+ PEOPLE (F ! SICK 7:]EAS 5C\RAG+ PEOPLE TO GO ON ! SICK PREVI\SLY S]V$ AS A MEANS TO FIDDLE UNEMPLOYM5T FIGURES1 ,NEW ,LABOR HAS MADE IT CLE> ?AT :ATEV] Y\R CONDITION1 !RE IS N[ NO SAFE HAV5 FROM ! LABOR M>KET74 ,MOREOV]1 AB&ON+ ! SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC DOGMA ( PUBLIC [N]%IP1 ,NEW ,LABOR HAVE S\<T TO 9TRODUCE ! DYNAMISM ( ! M>KET 9TO ! ,JOB ,C5T]S !MSELVES1 BY PRIVATIZ+ ,EMPLOYM5T ,S]VICE FUNCTIONS AT ! SAME TIME AS SOME ( ! NEW ELEM5TS ( ',WELF>E ,RE=M' HAVE BE5 9TRODUC$4 ,?US NOT ONLY IS ! ,NEW ,DEAL DELIV]$ BY PRIVATE FIRMS 7SU* AS ,RE$ ,EMPLOYM5T7 9 SOME >EAS1 BUT ! NEW 9T5SIVE ',EMPLOYM5T ,ZONES' >E ! RESPONSIBILITY ( CONSORTIA MADE UP ( P>TN]%IPS BETWE5 ! ,EMPLOYM5T ,S]VICE & COMPANIES SU* AS ,]N/ @& ,Y\NG & ,MANP[]4.<#f.> 

,9 O!R WORDS1 AL?\< ,NEW ,LABOR TRIES TO PRES5T !IR ,WELF>E TO ,WORK PROGRAM AS A MORE 9TEGRATIVE APPROA* TO ! ISSUE ( UNEMPLOYM5T1 & AS SU* A DEP>TURE FROM ! PUNITIVE & OP5LY NEO-LIB]AL APPROA* ( ! PREVI\S GOV]NM5T1 ! REALITY IS ?AT !Y DO ?IS ONLY BECAUSE IT IS A MORE EFFICI5T WAY ( 9TEGRAT+ ! RECALCITRANT UNEMPLOY$ 9TO A FLEXIBLE LABOR M>KET4 ,! LANGUAGE & /ATE-9T]V5TION NORMALLY ASSOCIAT$ ) SOCIAL DEMOCRACY HAS COME TO ! S]VICE ( A NEO-LIB]AL AG5DA4 ,& AS IS ACUTELY CLE> = ANYBODY :O HAS HAD TO SIT ?R\< ONE ( !IR WORK-FOCUS$ 9T]VIEWS1 & POLITELY TURN D[N !IR 'HELP'1 ! B$ROCK ( ! ,NEW ,DEAL IS ( C\RSE /ILL ! H>% ,J,S,A REGIME !Y SO PR\DLY PROCLAIM !MSELVES TO HAVE DEP>T$ FROM3 REFUSE ! C\NSEL+ OR ! 'OPTIONS' & Y\ WILL HAVE ALL Y\R B5EFITS /OPP$4 

,DOLE ,WORK]S & ,ACTIVI/S 

,DESPITE ! CLE> DISCREPANCY BETWE5 ! REALITY ( ! REC5T ATTACKS ON ! DOLE & ! IDEOLOGICAL (F5SIVE ?AT HAS ACCOMPANI$ IT1 A LOT ( LEFTY-LIB]ALS SEEM TO HAVE B\<T 9TO IT4 ,9DE$ IT HAS TO SOME EXT5T SUCCE$$ 9 GETT+ ! PEOPLE ON BO>D :O HAD PREVI\SLY %[N ! MO/ FI]CE & EFFECTIVE RESI/ANCE TO ! ,J,S,A & ,PROJECT ,WORK1 NAMELY MANY ( ! DOLE WORK]S4 ,TO SOME EXT5T ID5TIFY+ ) ! CONCEPT ( 'WORK BE+ IMPORTANT = Y\R SELF-RESPECT'1 MANY SEE !IR ROLE AS BE+ ONE ( HELP+ ! 9DIVIDUAL CLAIMANTS 9TO A BETT] EXI/5CE4 ,! ,NEW ,DEAL ) ITS SEEM+LY 9DIVIDUALIZ$ CLAIMANT-BAS$ APPROA* & JOB C\NSEL+ SEEMS TO DO JU/ ?AT1 & AS A RESULT ! RESI/ANCE ( ! PA/ HAS BECOME MORE MUT$1 DESPITE CONT9U+ CYNICISM AMONG DOLE WORK]S AB\T GOV]NM5T POLICIES4.<#g.> 

,A SIMIL> ?+ SEEMS TO HAVE HAPP5$ 9 ! DIRECT ACTION SC5E4 ,:]E !RE WAS AT LEA/ SOME COLLECTIVE RESI/ANCE AGA9/ ! ,J,S,A & ,PROJECT ,WORK1 RESI/ANCE TO ! ,NEW ,DEAL HAS BE5 IF NOT NON-EXI/5T1 !N MU* LESS VISIBLE -- MO/LY TAK+ ! =M ( 9DIVIDUAL BLAGS4 ,HAS ! DIRECT ACTION SC5E BE5 TAK5 9 BY ,NEW,LAB\R,SPEAK8 ,WE ?9K NOT4 ,9 FACT1 9 AN IMPORTANT S5SE1 !Y C\LDN'T BE FUR!R AP>T4 ,:]E ! LEFTY-LIB]ALS' P>T 5DORSEM5T ( ,NEW ,LABOR'S ,WELF>E TO ,WORK PROGRAM1 9 CONTRA/ TO !IR OPPOSITION TO ! PREVI\S S*EMES1 IS ESS5TIALLY BAS$ ON AN ID5TIFICATION ) SOCIAL DEMOCRACY1 ! PEOPLE 9 ! DIRECT ACTION SC5E SEEM TO HAVE NO SU* ILLUSIONS AB\T ! SUPPOS$LY PROGRESSIVE NATURE ( ?IS4 ,! NOTION ( 'DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES TO SOCIETY' IS QUITE CLE>LY SE5 AS DUTIES TO /ATE & CAPITAL4 ,& ! NOTION ( 'WORK BE+ GOOD = Y\R S\L' HASN'T EXACTLY HAD ANY RESONANCE EI!R4 

,! REASON :Y !RE HAS BE5 NO OV]T RESI/ANCE TO ! ,NEW ,DEAL & ! ,WELF>E ,RE=M ,ACT 9 ! ACTIVI/ SC5E LIES NOT SO MU* 9 IDEOLOGY AS 9 PRACTICALITIES4 ,! V]Y 9CLUSIV5ESS ( ,NEW ,LABOR'S ,WELF>E TO ,WORK S*EME HAS MADE IT A GREAT DEAL EASI] = US TO BLAG \R WAY ?R\< ?AN IT WAS AT FIR/ ?\<T4 ,IRONICALLY1 ONE ( ! REASONS :Y ?IS HAS BE5 ! CASE 9 AT LEA/ SOME >EAS >\ND ! C\NTRY LIES 9 ! FACT ?AT ! DOLE WORK]S HAVE 9 C]TA9 UN=ESE5 WAYS TAK5 S]I\SLY ! 'NEW E?OS' ( ! ,NEW ,DEAL4 ,MANY DOLE WORK]S RES5T ! 'POLIC+' ASPECTS ( !IR JOB & HAVE TAK5 ADVANTAGE ( ! FLEXIBILITY ( ! NEW S*EMES TO AVOID PRESSUR+ PEOPLE2 !Y HAVE ALL[$ PEOPLE TO /AY ON ! ,GATEWAY JOB C\NSEL+ /AGE WELL BEYOND ! ?REE MON?S LIMIT SET BY ! GOV]NM5T4 ,!IR ACCEPTANCE ( ! ,NEW ,DEAL & ! ,WELF>E ,RE=M ,ACT AS G5U9E MEASURES TO 'HELP' CLAIMANTS ALSO MEANS ?AT !Y HAVE WELCOM$ CLAIMANTS' [N 9ITIATIVES1 !REBY MAK+ IT EASI] = US TO SORT \T \R [N S(T PLACEM5TS4 ,! RESULT HAS 9 MANY >EAS BE5 ?AT A LOT ( CLAIMANTS HAVE F\ND IT EASI] TO /AY ON ! DOLE )\T MU* HASSLE4 

,BUT AP>T FROM ?IS1 PEOPLE 9 ! DIRECT ACTION SC5E HAVE1 AS ALWAYS1 BE5 QUICK 9 DEVELOP+ A NUMB] ( ELABORATE BLAGS & SCAMS4 ,BE=E ! CURR5T PURGE ( ?OSE 5TITL$ TO SICKNESS B5EFIT1 ! EASIE/ & QUICKE/ WAY TO AVOID BE+ 9CLUD$ 9 ! ,NEW ,DEAL W\LD BE TO FAKE DEPRESSION OR AN UNID5TIFIABLE PHYSICAL ILLNESS4 ,BUT EV5 IF ?IS IS NO LONG] POSSIBLE1 PL5TY ( O!R AV5UES >E /ILL OP54 ,\T ( A :OLE NUMB] ( SCAMS1 ! MO/ COMMON ONE HAS BE5 TO F9D SOME FAKE PLACEM5T ) A FRI5D OR CONTACT 9 :I* Y\ >E (FICIALLY PLAC$ ON A WORK EXP]I5CE PROGRAM 9 :ATEV] COMPANY4 ,9 ?IS WAY MANY HAVE BE5 ABLE TO KEEP ! DOLE (FICE (F !IR BACK1 )\T EV] HAV+ TO %[ UP EI!R AT ! SO-CALL$ PLACEM5T OR TO SIGN ON EV]Y =TNI<T4 ,( C\RSE1 NOT ALL ( US >E SO LUCKY -- 9/EAD WE F9D ?AT WE >E ACTUALLY EXPECT$ TO HELP \T A BIT AT \R 'FAKE' PLACEM5T 7A FAVOR = A FAVOR74 ,BUT EV5 SO1 DIGG+ SOME ORGANIC ALLOTM5T ONCE 9 A :ILE1 HELP+ \T 9 SOME RI<T-ON BOOK %OP1 POLITICAL >*IVE OR ',?IRD ,WORLD' C5T] ISN'T REALLY ?AT MU* ( A HASSLE4 ,9 FACT1 IT MI<T NOT EV5 BE ?AT F> REMOV$ FROM :AT WE W\LD BE DO+ ANYWAY4 ,EV5 BETT]1 SOME HAVE BE5 ABLE TO TURN ! ,NEW ,DEAL TO !IR [N ADVANTAGE BY GETT+ ON AN O!RWISE PRICEY M\NTA9E]+1 ,DESK ,TOP ,PUBLI%+ OR ,WEB ,DESIGN C\RSE -- ALL H&Y SKILLS :5 Y\ WANT TO SET UP A ROAD CAMP1 OCCUPY BUILD+S OR PRODUCE POLITICAL MAGAZ9ES & WEB SITES4 

,& IF ?+S />T TO GET T\<1 IF Y\ >E SIGN+ ON ) Y\R P>TN]1 Y\ CAN ALWAYS SWAP ! CLAIM1 OR ALT]NATIVELY JU/ SIGN (F = AB\T ?REE MON?S1 DO A BIT ( WORK & GO ABROAD4 ,SO EV5 IF S*EMES SU* AS ! ,NEW ,DEAL 9ITIALLY APPE>$ AS A POT5TIAL ?REAT TO ! MOVEM5T1 9 SOME CASES QUITE ! OPPOSITE W\LD SEEM TO HAVE HAPP5$4 ,NOT ONLY HAVE A SUB/ANTIAL AM\NT ( PEOPLE >\ND ! DIRECT ACTION SC5E BE5 ABLE TO WORK !IR WAY >\ND IT1 BUT IT HAS >GUABLY HELP$ US TO BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE POLITICAL ACTIVI/S4 ,IF ! OLD DOLE REGIME WAS *>ACT]IZ$ AS A 'TR\BLE-MAK]'S GRANT'1 ?IS T]M HAS N[ GA9$ AN ADD$ MEAN+ 7A TR\BLE-MAK]'S TRA9+ S*EME874 

,H[EV]1 IT IS QUITE LIKELY ?AT ! EFFECTS ! *ANGES 9 ! DOLE HAVE HAD ON \R MOVEM5T >E NOT AT PRES5T VISIBLE4 ,= L>GELY UNRELAT$ REASONS !RE >E CURR5TLY NO L>GE-SCALE CAMPAIGNS 9VOLV+ LOADS ( PEOPLE4 ,!RE >E V]Y FEW PROTE/ SITES N[ & ?OSE :I* !RE >E >E SMALL]4 ,! SORT ( ACTIVITY ?AT DIRECT ACTION PEOPLE HAVE BE5 5GAG+ 9 REC5TLY IS MORE COMPATIBLE ) WORK2 S+LE BIG DEMOS1 ONE-DAY ?+S ETC4 -- NOT LIV+ UP A TREE = A YE>4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT W]E !RE AGA9 TO BE A L>GE CAMPAIGN :I* W\LD REQUIRE PEOPLE TO BE ON ! DOLE WE W\LD NOTICE \R DEPLET$ RANKS MORE ?AN AT PRES5T4 

,WORK+ TO ,AVOID ,WORK 

,NOT EV]YONE CAN BLAG ALL ! TIME1 & ! GOV]NM5T IS SL[LY CAT*+ UP ON \R DIFF]5T BLAGS4 ,AS A LOT ( PEOPLE HAVE COME TO REALIZE LATELY1 REMA9+ ON ! SICK IS BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY DIFFICULT4.<#h.> ,! GOV]NM5T HAS EV5 PICK$ UP ON ! PH5OM5ON ( ! 'FULL-TIME POLITICO' & HAS US$ IT TO CUT \R B5EFITS BY >GU+ ?AT WE CAN'T BE ACTIVELY SEEK+ WORK IF WE >E 9VOLV$ 9 !SE SORTS ( ACTIVITIES4 ,?IS HAS OBVI\SLY BE5 H>D = !M TO PROVE UNLESS !Y HAVE GOT EVID5CE ( US LIV+ ON SITE OR O!RWISE 5GAG$ 9 SOME CLE>LY 'FULL-TIME' ACTIVITY4 

,BUT AS PEOPLE :O HAVE BE5 ',P,A,N,S,I,$' 7,POLITICALLY ,ACTIVE ,NOT ,SEEK+ ,EMPLOYM5T -- APP>ANTLY ONE ( ! DOLE (FICE'S (FICIAL CATEGORIES67 AT V>I\S PROTE/ SITES HAVE F\ND \T1 IT IS EV5 POSSIBLE = !M TO OV]COME ?IS B>RI]4 ,AT ! ,MAN*E/] ,AIRPORT PROTE/S 9 #a#i#i#g1 ! DOLE (FICE TRI$ A NEW /RATEGY4 ,!Y SIMPLY MAT*$ UP ! SIGN+ RECORDS TO :]E DIFF]5T SITES HAD BE5 7E4G4 SOMEONE :O HAD SUSPICI\SLY MOV$ BETWE5 ,EXET]1 ,NEWBURY & ,MAN*E/]71 & ATTEMPT$ TO CUT PEOPLE'S DOLE ON ! BASIS ?AT !Y W]5'T ACTIVELY SEEK+ WORK4 7,9 ?IS CASE1 ! PROTE/]S W]E ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY >GUE ?AT !Y W]E RELIGI\S & NOT POLITICAL ACTIVI/S1 ?REAT5+ TO TAKE ! ,D,S,S TO C\RT IF !Y DIDN'T GIVE EV]YBODY !IR DOLE BACK47 ,9 ,NOVEMB] #a#i#i#i1 A SIMIL> ?+ HAPP5$ TO #ae ACTIVI/S :O HAD BE5 LIV+ ON OR ASSOCIAT$ ) ! ,GORSE ,WOOD SITE 9 ,ESSEX -- ONLY ?IS TIME IT SEEMS ?AT IT CAME AB\T ?R\< COOP]ATION BETWE5 ! DOLE (FICE & POLICE 9TELLIG5CE1 AS PEOPLE :O HAD BE5 SPOTT$ ON SITE BUT W]5'T ACTUALLY LIV+ !RE W]E AMONG ! #ae :O GOT !IR DOLE MONEY /OPP$ ON ! BASIS ?AT !Y W]E FRAUDUL5TLY CLAIM+ B5EFITS4 

,PO/] = A NATIONAL UNEMPLOY$ DEMON/RATION AGA9/ ! ,FR5* WORKF>E S*EME TO BE HELD 9 ,P]PIGNAN1 ! ,FR5* ,S\? COA/ UNEMPLOYM5T BLACKSPOT 7,! ,CO/A DEL ,DOLE -- S\ND FAMILI>87 

,9 G5]AL1 !N1 :ILE A GIV5 9DIVIDUAL MI<T BE ABLE TO BLAG = A C]TA9 AM\NT ( TIME1 ! GOV]NM5T IS ALWAYS SEEK+ TO CLOSE !SE LOOPHOLES4 ,BLAGS ?AT EXI/$ 9 ! #a#i#hS DOLE HEYDAY NO LONG] EXI/2 & BY ! SAME TOK51 TODAY'S BLAGS WILL EV5TUALLY BE SNUFF$ \T3 Y\ CAN RUN BUT Y\ CAN'T HIDE6 

,! 9H]5TLY TEMPOR>Y NATURE ( DOLE-BLAGS MEANS ?AT ! SE>* = NEW BLAGS BECOMES AN OBJECTIVE 9 ITSELF4 ,BUT A CULTURE ( BLAGG+ -- BLAGG+ AS AN 5D 9 ITSELF -- HAS SIDE-EFFECTS UPON \RSELVES & :AT WE >E /RIV+ TO DO AS A MOVEM5T4 ,! NE$ TO F9D 9DIVIDUAL BLAGS CAN OBSCURE ! OV]ALL SITUATION 9 :I* WE >E ALL HAV+ TO *ANNEL \R CREATIVITY 9 !SE WAYS4 ,IT IS AS IF ?IS CULTURE ( BLAGG+ HAS TAK5 ON A LIFE ( ITS [N1 TO ! EXT5T ?AT WE BECOME BL9D TO ! OV]ALL FACTS ( ! SITUATION4 ,IT IS AS IF WE >E SO US$ TO BE+ ON ! RECEIV+ 5D ( C\NTLESS /ATE ATTACKS1 ?AT WE HAVE GIV5 UP ON TRY+ TO COLLECTIVELY RESI/ !M & 9/EAD PAT \RSELVES ON ! BACKS :5 WE HAVE F\ND A NEW WAY ( FIDDL+ !M 9DIVIDUALLY4 

,BUT :IL/ WE PAT EA* O!R ON ! BACK = ALL \R S*EM+1 ! GOV]NM5T HAS MEAN:ILE SUCCE$$ 9 GETT+ :AT ! ,CONS]VATIVES C\LD ONLY HAVE DREAM$ (3 9 A V]Y %ORT SPACE ( TIME !Y HAVE MANAG$ TO DISPOSE ( ! IDEA ( PASSIVE CLAIMANTS1 & MADE IT 9TO AN ACTIVE PROCESS4 ,ONLY FIVE YE>S AGO WE C\LD HAVE SAT BACK CONT5T 9 ! KN[L$GE ?AT IF WE WANT$ A LIFE ( LEISURE 7IF A RA!R L[-BUDGET ONE7 ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS TO %[ UP AT ! DOLE (FICE EV]Y =TNI<T4 ,N[1 IF NOT ACTIVELY SEEK+ WORK1 WE >E ACTIVELY AVOID+ WORK4 ,& ?IS 9 ITSELF HAS BECOME A FULL-TIME OCCUPATION4 

,9 FACT1 ! EXT5T TO :I* ! CULTURE ( BLAGG+ HAS TAK5 ON A MOM5TUM ( ITS [N ALSO BECOMES OBVI\S 9 \R RELATION TO WORK4 ,:]EAS ! :OLE ALT]NATIVE SC5E ( ! #a#i#hS & #iS WAS ACCOMPANI$ BY AN ANTI-WORK E?IC -- A S5TIM5T C>RI$ =W>D 9TO ! DIRECT ACTION SC5E TODAY -- IT SEEMS ?AT \R IDEALIZATION ( BLAGG+ HAS GONE SO F> ?AT WE >E EV5 WILL+ TO DO A BIT ( WORK IF ?IS BECOMES NECESS>Y4 ,?IS HAS BECOME CLE> 9 CASES :]E \R FAKE PLACEM5TS ACTUALLY EXPECT US TO HELP \T BY PLAY+ ON ! GOOD OLD UNWRITT5 RULES ( 'FAVOR = FAVOR' -- A CRUDE =M ( :AT CAN ONLY BE T]M$ MORALI/IC BLACKMAIL+ ?AT MO/ ( US MI<T BE ANNOY$ BY1 BUT >E NEV]!LESS WILL+ TO ACCEPT4 ,9 EFFECT1 AL?\< BLAGG+ WAS ONLY SUPPOS$ TO BE A MEANS TO AVOID WORK1 WE HAVE CONC$$ TO WORK+ 9 ! NAME ( BLAGG+4 

,ASSETS TO ,GLOBALIZATION 

,9 ADDITION1 ! RES\RCEFULNESS ( PEOPLE >\ND ! DIRECT ACTION SC5E HAS ALSO HELP$ ! IMPLEM5TATION ( ! REC5T ATTACKS ON ALL CLAIMANTS4 ,ONE ( ! MAJOR PROBLEMS ! GOV]NM5T HAS 5C\NT]$ 9 IMPLEM5T+ !IR ,WELF>E TO ,WORK S*EMES HAS BE5 ?AT ( F9D+ ! NECESS>Y AM\NT ( PLACEM5TS NE$$ = ! PEOPLE !Y /ILL HAV5'T MANAG$ TO PU% 9TO A JOB ON ! ,GATEWAY /AGE ( ! ,NEW ,DEAL4 ,?IS MI<T AT FIR/ SEEM /RANGE AS FROM ! EMPLOY]'S PO9T ( VIEW ,NEW ,DEAL PLACEM5TS W\LD SEEM LIKE AN (F] !Y C\LDN'T POSSIBLY RESI/4 ,H]E'S ! DEAL3 GET PEOPLE ON ! ,NEW ,DEAL TO WORK = Y\ = FREE4 ,& DON'T WORRY1 !RE'S NO CAT*4 ,Y\ DON'T EV5 HAVE TO COMMIT Y\RSELF TO EMPLOY+ !M AFT]W>DS4 ,AS SOON AS ! #f MON? P]IOD ( FREE LABOR IS UP1 Y\ JU/ GET RID ( !M & TAKE ON SOME NEW 'TRA9EES'4 ,H[EV]1 IF !RE IS ONE ?+ ?AT EMPLOY]S LIKE LESS ?AN PAY+ ,G,B,P#c4#f AN H\R TO !IR EMPLOYES1 IT IS HAV+ WORK]S !Y CAN'T EV5 RELY ON TO %[ UP1 LET ALONE DO 'AN HONE/ DAY'S WORK'1 H5CE ! CAUTI\S TAKE-UP RATE = ! ,NEW ,DEAL PLACEM5T S*EMES4 ,SO BY F9D+ \R [N 'PLACEM5TS' WE >E HELP+ ! GOV]NM5T 9 ONE ( ! TASKS !Y HAVE F\ND MO/ DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE4 ,9S(> AS !SE >E S(T PLACEM5TS1 ?IS IS OBVI\SLY NOT A DIRECT SUB/ITUTE = :AT ! /ATE W\LD HAVE WANT$1 BUT IT 9CREASES ! SUCCESS RATE ( ,NEW ,DEAL PLACEM5TS1 H5CE GIV+ IT MORE CR$IBILITY4 

,MORE IMPORTANTLY ?\<1 F9D+ PLACEM5TS 7REAL OR O!RWISE7 S]VES TO JU/IFY PUTT+ MORE PRESSURE ON ALL O!R CLAIMANTS :O MI<T NOT BE AS RES\RCEFUL OR HAVE AS MANY 7GRE57 MIDDLE CLASS CONNECTIONS AS SOME PEOPLE 9 ! DIRECT ACTION SC5E DO4 ,MEASURES SU* AS ! ,NEW ,DEAL & ! ,WELF>E ,RE=M ,ACT HAVE ACTUALLY MET SUB/ANTIAL PASSIVE RESI/ANCE FROM MO/ CLAIMANTS1 :I* IS EXACTLY :Y ! GOV]NM5T HAS DECID$ TO 9CREASE SOME ( ITS SANCTIONS LATELY4 ,BUT IF !RE >E CLAIMANTS :O1 BE=E EV5 BE+ =C$ 9TO A PLACEM5T1 CONT9UALLY MANAGE TO F9D !IR [N1 AS WELL AS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLET+ !M )\T ANY COMPLA9TS FROM EI!R ! CLAIMANT OR ! 'PLACEM5T PROVID]'1 IT OBVI\SLY LEGITIMIZES PUTT+ MORE PRESSURE ON ! REMA9+ CLAIMANTS4 ,!Y APPE> LESS COOP]ATIVE & !RE=E BECOME ! 'UNDES]V+ POOR'2 ?OSE :O HAVE HAD ! (F]S ( WORK & :O MU/ BE 'SCR\NG]S' BECAUSE !Y HAVE REFUS$ SU* (F]S4 ,!Y >E !RE=E TO BE SUBJECT TO MORE PRESSURE & SANCTIONS4 ,IT IS IRONIC ?AT ! PEOPLE :O >E ACTIVELY TRY+ TO RESI/ MEASURES SU* AS ! ,NEW ,DEAL1 BY DO+ SO ) 9DIVIDUAL BLAGS1 ACTUALLY 5D UP LEAV+ ! RE/ 9 ! %IT4 

,! SEEM+LY B\NDLESS RES\RCEFULNESS ( PEOPLE >\ND ! DIRECT ACTION SC5E DOES MEAN ?AT WE HAVE AVOID$ :AT WAS O!RWISE DEPICT$ AS A DOOM & GLOOM SC5>IO ( WELF>E RE=M BE+ A S]I\S ?REAT TO ! MOVEM5T4 ,BUT NOT ONLY DOES IT REQUIRE MORE & MORE WORK = US TO SIMPLY AVOID BE+ =C$ (F ! DOLE1 BUT \R CONT9U\S BLAGS HAVE ALSO HAD ! EFFECT ( JU/IFY+ 9CREAS$ PRESSURE ON O!R CLAIMANTS4 ,MAYBE MORE IMPORTANTLY ?\<1 IT SEEMS TO HAVE MADE US BL9D TO ! OV]ALL PICTURE ( :Y & H[ ! /ATE *OOSES TO ATTACK US4 ,WE CON/ANTLY TALK AB\T ! EVILS ( GLOBALIZATION & NEO-LIB]ALISM1 BUT :5 WE ACTUALLY EXP]I5CE :AT ?AT MEANS 9 ,BRITA9 9 \R [N LIVES WE DON'T EV5 SEEM TO NOTICE1 LET ALONE DO ANY?+ AB\T IT EXCEPT AS 9DIVIDUALS4 ,YET 9DIVIDUAL SOLUTIONS >E EFFECTIVELY COLLECTIVE PROBLEMS4 ,! 'WELF>E RE=M' WE HAVE SE5 ! GOV]NM5T PURSU+ = ! PA/ ?REE YE>S HAS 5TAIL$ ATTACKS ON ! B5EFITS ( DIFF]5T GR\PS1 ONE AT A TIME 7S+LE P>5TS1 ! DISABL$1 UND] #b#eS ETC472 ! GOV]NM5T HAS BE5 C>EFUL NOT TO ATTACK EV]YONE AT ONCE = FE> ( PROMPT+ COLLECTIVE RESI/ANCE4 ,BY US+ 9DIVIDUAL SOLUTIONS SU* AS BLAGG+ WE >E RELY+ ON ! ATOMIZ$ & FRAGM5T$ CLIMATE !Y >E SEEK+ TO CREATE & !RE=E JU/ PLAY+ 9TO !IR H&S4 ,AS M5TION$1 'GLOBALIZATION' HAS BE5 ONE CONCEPT ! DIRECT ACTION MOVEM5T HAS DRAWN UPON 9 ORD] TO OV]COME ! FRAGM5TATION ( /RUGGLES4 ,YET1 S9CE GLOBALIZATION IS ACTUALLY AB\T ! RE-IMPOSITION ( WORK1 & S9CE ! /RUGGLE )9 & AGA9/ WORK IS P>T ( \R DAILY EXI/5CE1 ! CONCRETE L9K WE REALLY NE$ TO MAKE IS BETWE5 GLOBAL CAPITAL & \R [N EXP]I5CE ( BE+ PRESSUR$ TO WORK4 ,9DIVIDUAL BLAGG+1 :5 POSIT$ AS ! PR9CIPAL SOLUTION TO ! ATTACK ON B5EFITS1 ONLY S]VES TO FUR!R ! V]Y GLOBALIZATION WE >E SUPPOS$LY RESI/+ 9 \R TRIPS TO ,PRAGUE OR ,SEATTLE4 ,BLAGG+ ISN'T AGA9/ GLOBALIZATION2 IT IS P>T ( IT44 

  

.<#a.> ,SEE ! PAMPHLET ,DOLE AUTONOMY V]SUS ! RE-IMPOSITION ( WORK3 ,ANALYSIS ( ! CURR5T T5D5CY TO WORKF>E 9 ! ,U,K BY ,AUFHEB54 7,AVAILABLE = ,G,B,P#a4#e ,EUROPE_/,G,B,P#b ELSE:]E 79CLUD+ PO/AGE7 FROM3 ,AUFHEB51 C_/O ,B,H,U,W,C1 #d ,CRE/WAY ,P>ADE1 ,HOLL+DEAN1 ,BRI<TON ,B,N#a #g,B,L1 ,U,K47 

.<#b.> ,! ,NEW ,DEAL = #a#h-#b#d YE> OLDS 5TAILS F\R 'OPTIONS'3 SUBSIDIZ$ EMPLOYM5T1 /UDY OR TRA9+1 WORK 9 ! 'VOLUNT>Y' SECTOR OR WORK ON ! ',5VIRONM5TAL ,TASK ,=CE'4 ,REFUS+ ! 'OPTIONS' CAN MEAN A B5EFIT SANCTION4 

.<#c.> ,SEE ',GLOBALIZATION3 ,ORIG9S -- ,HI/ORY -- ,ANALYSIS -- ,RESI/ANCE' 9 ,DO OR ,DIE ,NO4 #h4 

.<#d.> ,?\< !RE IS (T5 TALK ( A 'SKILLS GAP'1 :AT APP>5TLY PUTS BOSSES MO/ (F EMPLOY+ ! UNEMPLOY$ IS \R LACK ( 'S(T SKILLS' -- BY :I* !Y MEAN BASIC WORK-DISCIPL9E4 

.<#e.> ,JOB ,C5T] WORK]S & CLAIMANTS HAD DIFF]5T REASONS = OPPOS+ ! ,J,S,A1 BUT BO? W]E OPPOS$ TO ! 9CREAS$ 'POLIC+' ASPECTS -- ! DOLE WORK]S BECAUSE !Y REALIZ$ ?AT IT W\LD BR+ !M 9TO GREAT] CONFLICT ) CLAIMANTS4 ,AL?\< ! COMMON GR\ND ( DISCONT5T BETWE5 CLAIMANTS & DOLE WORK]S C\LD HAVE BE5 US$ TO \R ADVANTAGE1 9 MO/ >EAS >\ND ! C\NTRY IT WASN'T4 ,9 FACT1 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,J,S,A BY SOME PEOPLE >\ND ! ,GR\NDWELL NETWORK (T5 MANIFE/$ ITSELF 9 V]Y P]SONALIZ$ /RUGGLES AGA9/ ! DOLE WORK]S !MSELVES 7E4G4 ',?REE ,/RIKES & ,Y\'RE ,\T'1 AN 9ITIATIVE :]EBY 9DIVIDUAL DOLE WORK]S :O GAVE CLAIMANTS HASSLE W\LD RECEIVE W>N+S ON !IR FIR/ & SECOND '(F5SES' & ACTION W\LD BE TAK5 AGA9/ !M ON ! ?IRD74 ,9 ,BRI<TON1 H[EV]1 AN ALLIANCE WAS MADE1 & OCCUPATIONS ( ,JOB ,C5T]S W]E ACCOMPANI$ BY D[N+ TOOLS4 

.<#f.> ,EMPLOYM5T ,ZONES 9VOLVE A 'P]SONAL JOB ACC\NT' :]EBY MONEY IS SUPPOS$LY SP5T ON :ATEV] ! CLAIMANT & ADVIS] REG>D AS 'MAXIMIZ+ EMPLOYABILITY' -- BE IT WAGE-SUBSIDIES OR TRA9+ S*EMES4 ,ANY MONEY LEFT OV] :5 ! CLAIMANT IS %OV$ 9TO A JOB IS KEPT BY ! PROVID]S AS PR(ITS4 ,EMPLOYM5T ,ZONES W]E 9TRODUC$ 9 #ad HI<-UNEMPLOYM5T >EAS 9 ,APRIL #b4 ,! S*EME IS COMPULSORY = ?OSE OV] #bd :O HAVE BE5 CLAIM+ ,J,S,A = OV] #ab MON?S4 

.<#g.> ,?IS SIMM]+ D[N ( RESI/ANCE %\LD NOT BE OV]/AT$1 H[EV]4 ,IT WAS ALWAYS MORE OV]TLY COLLECTIVE ?AN ?AT ( CLAIMANTS !MSELVES & HAS EXPRESS$ ITSELF 9 CONT9U+ OPPOSITION TO ! 9CURSION ( PRIVATE COMPANIES 9TO ! ,EMPLOYM5T ,S]VICE2 ! 9VOLVEM5T ( SU* PRIVATE FIRMS ?REAT5S NOT ONLY ! 'NEW E?OS' ( ! ,NEW ,DEAL BUT ALSO ! WAGES & CONDITIONS ( ! RELATIVELY 5TR5*$ PUBLIC SECTOR DOLE WORK]S4 ,9DE$ ! LATT] IS ! KEY REASON = ! GOV]NM5T'S DECISION TO 9VOLVE ! PRIVATE SECTOR 9 ! ,EMPLOYM5T ,S]VICE4 

.<#h.> ,JU/ AS ! ,CONS]VATIVES 9TRODUC$ ! ',ALL ,WORK ,TE/' TO MAKE ! CONDITIONS ( CLAIM+ SICKNESS B5EFIT MORE /R+5T1 ,NEW ,LABOR HAVE 9TRODUC$ FUR!R HURDLES ) !IR ',P]SONAL ,CAPABILITY ,ASSESSM5T' TE/3 IF Y\ CAN LICK A /AMP Y\ CAN WORK1 NEV] M9D ?AT Y\'RE DY+ ( HE>T DISEASE4 

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