Solidarity Beyond Bars: Unionizing Prison Labour

Prisons don't work, but prisoners do. Prisons are often critiqued as unjust, but we hear little about the daily labour of incarcerated workers - what they do, how they do it, who they do it for and under which conditions. Unions protect workers fighting for better pay and against discrimination and occupational health and safety hazards, but prisoners are denied this protection despite being the lowest paid workers with the least choice in what they do. Without these supports, they are the ...