We’re in this Together: Framing Contest over the Precariat in the Third Sector in Poland
We’re in this Together: Framing Contest over the Precariat in the Third Sector in Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article is a study of collective action frames created during the union organizing campaign of theprecariat in Polish non-governmental organizations. NGOs are paradigm precarious working environments witha great share of atypical employment relations, voluntary work and blurred work-life boundaries. Trade unionused the frame of the precariat to reach workers of such organizations but during framing contest NGO managersintercepted the frame. Despite their power advantage within organizations, managers’ working conditions wereprecarious, too. Dynamics of the case shows dangers of using extended frames, such as the precariat, in organizingprecarious sectors. The very concept of the precariat obscures conflict and power inequalities within organizations.

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