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 .
Culture Sector
National Museums Wales escalate strike action over fair pay
Film length: 3:38 Welsh museums, along with the Welsh government, are imposing new contracts on their lowest paid workers which will take away their weekend bonuses. The workers, who are paid around £15,000 a year, […]
Firefighters
FBU bring their anger straight to Downing street 16-10-13
Slideshow Today thousands of Fire and Rescue Service workers came from across Britain to protest at the government’s plans for their workplaces. The national demo was called by the Fire Brigades Union and exceeded the […]
Education
Feb 1: Over 40,000 striking workers join London NEU march
Running Time: 10 min 14 secs Over 40,000 striking workers were on the London NEU march on February 1, as university lecturers, civil servants and railworkers joined education workers on the biggest day of action […]