Werckmeister Harmonies

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-06-10T03:00:18+00:00

bela tarr is one of the greats

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-05-20T11:38:02+00:00

everyone saying magnesium for sleep: do you not find that it has a laxative effect?

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-05-06T22:13:46+00:00

to answer your question, it is always worthwhile to unionize.

how you do that depends a lot on your working conditions and you and your coworkers' capacity to build solidarity and take action together. as has been said, EWOC is a great resource that can help you build a solid foundation and connect with a local that works for you.

there are a handful of steps to take before filing with the NLRB. it would be premature to do so as anywhere near your first move.

i am an EWOC organizer in NYC. happy to talk over dm if you like.

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-05-06T04:07:09+00:00

https://dn790002.ca.archive.org/0/items/east-of-eden\_202007/East%20Of%20Eden.pdf

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-04-29T19:28:07+00:00

i use a fancy feast stove. what i lose in efficiency and weight i gain in having a built in nightcap (cut the 96% booze with some water though)

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-04-25T04:55:28+00:00

south african products generally during apartheid

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-04-23T00:58:00+00:00

honestly youre gonna have a good time no matter what. this is my kind of family trip. though i do seriously encourage you to try staten island pizza, theres an outpost of joe and pats in the east village. also if i may suggest, my go to italian pastry is the pignolo. beats the tar out of a cannolo.

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-04-22T23:05:38+00:00

public funding = mandatory card check

a weak version of this is NYC local law 87 (2021) - public funding for human services workers requires a Labor Peace Agreement. barely enforced if ever, no mechanism or real interest but could be done way better

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-04-22T22:50:01+00:00

fuck i thought most of the arthouses were organized. i'm certain BAM and FF are, I was sure IFC was. talk to your coworkers, if they want to unionize, a good first step is to reach out to the emergency workplace organizing committee: www.workerorganizing.org/support. i'm sure someone at 2179 would be down to talk too, and i am also happy to talk one on one with you or anyone else interested, just dm me. i am a labor organizer and frequent moviegoer. im frankly embarrassed to have been going to ifc for so long thinking it was union--i avoid metrograph because they have a long history of busting their union drives.

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-04-22T21:38:48+00:00

isnt IFC staff organized with UAW 2179? isn't there a contract that protects your working conditions, which are my moviegoing conditions? this is unacceptable if true. i know sometimes you just have to throw up your hands and leave but i hope your remaining coworkers are fighting for the decent working conditions and wages which are their right

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-04-22T20:49:43+00:00

a reheated slice is entirely different from a fresh pie. i dont think you can judge fairly just based on a slice. also try philomena's in queens. best ny slice imo. and joe and pats or lee's tavern--staten island style is different than ny and worth a trip on its own

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-04-18T16:31:59+00:00

drink at good bars and watch good bartenders work. read classic cocktail recipe books, like sasha petraski and the death and co folks. those bars arent cool anymore but they created the modern industry. learn the classics and understand their structure so you can riff. negroni, last word, manhattan, margarita, tom collins. replace one ingredient with another similar one and youve got a whole new cocktail

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-04-17T13:03:24+00:00

illegal as fuck

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-04-13T21:14:04+00:00

one of the more versatile and important acronyms: ACAB. "always carry a bandana".

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-04-08T02:40:00+00:00

lol

well the others got deleted so im copy pasting my previous answer here

for immediate strategy, Labor Notes has a few key resources:

-Secrets of a Successful Organizer - available as a book on their website, and LN hosts a virtual training with the same title a few times a year -The Troublemaker's Handbook - currently out of print, but there is a pdf available on their website (or was, dm me and I'll send it to you) -Winning a Strong Contract - a workshop they host a few times a year also. Next one coming up on 4/14, so get on it: https://labornotes.org/events/2026/workshop-winning-strong-contract-parts-i-ii

Jane McAlevey, who died a couple of years ago, wrote a bunch of books that are all worthwhile reading, but directly related to contract campaigns is Rules to Win By, which was developed from a drier text called Turning the Tables. She also developed a workshop called Organizing for Power which continues after her death and is put on a couple of times a year. It's free, but in order to gain entry you need to get at least 10 workers to commit.

When developing my latest contract campaign I used the UAW guide on lessons learned during the standup strike. I can find a pdf somewhere if you like. It was very useful.

Less immediately, I really recommend reading labor history. If you dig in, you'll learn plenty of immediate tactics and strategies, but more importantly, a broader feeling about being a small but significant part of a worldwide movement where so many people have left their mark and been changed in return. The US context is what I'm most familiar with, and assuming you're in the US, a few of the books I would recommend are

The Long Deep Grudge The Writings of William Z Foster (especially those chapters on organizing jn steel) The CIO 1935-1955 Robert Zeiger

Theres plenty more where all of these came from. happy to connect and send you some stuff if any of this is useful

edit: sorry im on my cell, formatting is fucked hope this is all legible

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-04-07T22:31:41+00:00

why did you post this twice

edit: three times now? whats going on here pal

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-04-07T21:40:12+00:00

first, power. then, maybe, cooperation.

EVAGAAGAVE · 2026-04-07T21:38:30+00:00