Royal Mail subsidiary, eCourier, are classifying most of their couriers as “Independent Contractors” – so that they can unlawfully deny them the basic employment rights of a living wage, sick pay, holidays, pension and union recognition. eCourier have already lost a tribunal brought by the IWGB union where they admitted that one of their bike couriers was a worker – but now the couriers have been forced to take strike action to get them to stop operating iunlawfully. Couriers are having to work up to 80 hours a week for a decent wage in this appalling example of the gig economy – you can help them win by donating to the strike fund at .
Cleaners/Outsourced workers
3 Cosas Strike: Victory!
Film length: 8:28 A major step forward for outsourced workers at the University of London: immediately after their two day strike in November 2013, Balfour Beatty announced major concessions on sick pay and holidays. However […]
Transport
BA Strike: Shocked MPs call cabin crew’s poverty pay “a national scandal”
Film length: 9:13 Around 200 British Airways cabin crew descended on Parliament for a meeting with MPs during their third strike over poverty pay. Shocked MPs called their £12K basic salary and horrendous conditions “a […]
Civil Servants
Sparks and Civil Servants join N14 European day of action
Film Length: 10:52 General strikes in 5 countries in Europe, industrial action in 18 more. In London, electricians and civil servants stood up to be counted – but next time we need much, much more.