Solidarity: A Slow Memory Concept

The concept of solidarity occupies a central yet contested place in the history of Europe’s labour movements. Frequently invoked by trade unionists across ideological traditions, its meanings have never been singular or fixed. Drawing on life story interviews with retired union activists from several European countries, this podcast – hosted by Joanna Wawrzyniak and Natalie Braber – explores how solidarity is remembered as a lived, evolving practice shaped by the experience of industrial reorganisations. Both hosts bring insights from their collaboration in a broader oral history project on trade union memory in Europe, as part of Working Group 1, "Transformation of Work", of the Slow Memory COST Action.

This podcast features the stories of David Amos, Francka Četković, Mick Chewings, Jan Rulewski, Jean-Claude Reding and Carles Vallejo. We warmly acknowledge the contributions of other interviewers: Nicolas Arendt, Zoé Konsbruck, Brian Rosa, Javier Tébar and Nina Voidopevic. For the full list of project participants, please visit our website. We are deeply grateful to everyone who generously shared their time and experience with us. We would also like thank the University of Warsaw IDUB New Ideas Excellence Initiative and Slow Memory COST Action for supporting this project.

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