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Labour brunch: Trade unions in art, culture and universityIn conversation with labour sociologist Kairit Kall
The discussion will focus on trade unions and collective representation. Why and how has the impact of trade unions changed in Estonia so dramatically during the past decades? How is the trade union model operative for workers who are positioned outside the conventional wage-labour relations? Can precarious workers establish or join trade unions? Which models of organising exist beyond classical trade unions? How are cultural and knowledge workers organised today?
⚓The event will start with a presentation by Kairit Kall, followed by a short comment by art worker Airi Triisberg who will discuss the challenges of forming trade unions from the perspective of freelance cultural workers. The event concludes with an open discussion about potential organising strategies.
🍁 Entry is free, conversation language is English.
🍴Kartul is a vegan potato eatery, kitchen and bar will be open during the event.
🍁 Kairit Kall is a labour sociologist at Tallinn University who has written extensively about trade unions, workers’ rights, collective representation, and strategies for strengthening trade unions in Estonia and Central and Eastern Europe. Her research examines why trade unions have struggled to establish a strong position in Estonia, the relationship between trade unions and employers, as well as international cooperation between the trade unions in the Baltic-Nordic region.
🍁 Airi Triisberg is an independent writer, curator, educator and labour organiser. They publish articles in Estonian cultural media, addressing problems related to precarious labour in the cultural sector, and contribute to advocacy work for fair pay and social security. In 2015, they published “Art Workers – Material Conditions and Labour Struggles in Contemporary Art Practice” together with Minna Henriksson and Erik Krikortz, this book conceptualises practices of art workers’ organising in Europe. In 2022, they published “A Proposal for Fair Pay” together with Maarin Ektermann, this proposal was based on numerous group interviews with art workers in Estonia.
Illustration by Nadya Tjuška.
The event is funded by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
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Kopli 16, 10412 Tallinn, Estonia, Kopli 16, Põhja-Tallinn, Tallinn, 10412 Harju Maakond, Eesti, Estonia
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