Cooperation GPA, ÖGB, VÖGB

ÖGB Catamaran

September 11th, 2025

For over 20 years, IG Flex has been organizing people in so-called atypical forms of employment, precarious workers and (involuntarily) self-employed individuals without employees of their own. Numerous initiatives have been launched during this time to draw attention to the precarious working conditions in public and digital spaces. IG Social has been committed to improving the working conditions of people in healthcare and social professions - an area in which women predominantly work. Employees have organized themselves (often through unions) and undertaken a variety of workplace and collective actions to counter exploitation in the current world of labour.

At the invitation of WIENWOCHE, the two GPA interest/advocacy groups IG Flex and IG Social present pictures and graphics of selected actions. Drawing from digital archives and visual documentation, the show presents a collection of posters, flyers, and creative interventions — from street-level protests to subversive performances. These campaigns have long addressed systemically relevant issues, particularly surrounding women’s labor, childcare (e.g., the pandemic’s impact on kindergartens), fair compensation like Kilometergeld, and precarious working conditions.

The exhibition also highlights the imaginative methods used: singing protest songs on the U6 metro line, symbolic taxi-driving demonstrations, staged box deliveries, and even the legendary infiltration of a call center under the guise of St. Precaria — the unofficial patron of precarious workers.

Posters function as a living petition. Visitors are invited to engage, reflect, and contribute by filling out a participatory survey — helping to construct the next steps in ongoing labor and social justice movements.