Abolish Work: Abolish Restaurants Plus Work

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Finally available for the first time in a single book format, Abolish Work combines two influential and well-circulated pamphlets written from the frontlines of the class war. The texts from the anonymous workers at Prole.info offer cutting-edge class analysis and critiques of daily life accompanied by uncensored, innovative illustrations. Moving from personal thoughts and interactions to large-scale political and economic forces, Abolish Work reads alternately like a worker's diary, short story, historical account and an angry political flyer.

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"The entire booklet is enthralling, perhaps especially so if you don't already know what goes on behind the scenes for underpaid, non-unionized restaurant workers in the United States."
--Brittany Shoot, Change.org

"The stress of the dinner rush, the fights with co-workers, the split shifts, the lousy tippers, the aching backs . . . It is not just random individual misfortune. It is a functional and necessary part of a larger system that creates similar conditions everywhere. Capitalist society is built on class struggle, and Abolish Work puts forward the perspective of one side in that struggle."
--Mickey Z., PlanetGreen.com

"In this persuasive chapbook, author Prole.info utilizes words and illustrations to tell two intriguing parallel stories: first, what the food service industry entails for those who work in the restaurants themselves, and then, the political and social implications of eating establishments on local economies and working people."
--Ernesto Aguilar, dotrad.com

"Class analysis + a critique of daily life + uncensored innovative graphics + more . . . Enjoy!"
--Gilles Dauv

"Abolish Work on the surface looks like simple agitprop. It is expertly illustrated in stark, thick-lined drawings that are shadow-like and rudimentary. This breaks up the text and makes it more digestible, while adding a cold and unsettling feel to what is a well-researched and near perfect political essay."
--Craven Rock

Author Bio

Prole.info is a collective of anonymous American workers whose writings and illustrations can be found on www.prole.info. They are the authors of The Housing Monster. They are based in Washington, DC.