Coerced Work
What do college athletes, prison laborers, welfare recipients, and graduate students in the sciences have in common? According to sociologist Erin Hatton, they\u2019re all workers who face a particular form of coercion. She discusses what these workers\u2019 circumstances tell us about work under contemporary capitalism. She\u2019ll also consider the situation of prisoners pressured into dangerous work during the coronavirus pandemic.\nResources:\nErin Hatton, Coerced: Work Under Threat of Punishment UC Press, 2020\nThe post Coerced Work appeared first on KPFA.