QCWU Archive record · 2026-02-19
The Unionization of Bebe Books Workers
Michiel Terpelle / Becky Stabber · Jan van Eyck Academie Residency 2025, Bebe Books Collective
Archive context
This text documents the 2025 unionization and subsequent lockout described by workers of Bebe Books. It analyzes the collective’s internal hierarchy, narrative control, symbolic strike, and the construction of a counter-archive.
Bebe Books workersqueer collective workers unionunionizationlockoutcounter-archiveunpaid labor