ABSTRACT
Rejection of the work regime is neither ubiquitous among nor confined to radicals. But those that radically turn against work argue that it is a relationship of exploitation, submission and alienation that has to be abolished. Indeed, there is a long history of worker resistance against drudgery, starting from Luddite sabotage, later tamed by unions, nowadays appearing as absenteeism. There are two complementary radical frameworks of anti-work. On the one hand, neo-Marxists criticise work ideology and demand a universal basic income from the state. On the other, anarchists reject the state and focus on direct resistance action against work.
