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 bit.ly/courierfund.
Education
Lambeth College and Brixton Ritzy strikers fight for our future
Film length: 13:02 96% yes vote for an all out indefinite strike against cuts to sick pay and holidays, and increased hours – so Lambeth college’s management run to the courts to get an injunction […]
Transport
“BBC! ITV! Where are you?” BA strikers visit the media
Film length: 2:50 Fed up with the lack of coverage of their strike by the mainstream media, striking BA Mixed Fleet cabin crew protest at the BBC and ITV studios – finishing off at ACAS, […]
Education
“Get Gove Out!” 15,000 striking teachers march on the Department of Education
Film length: 5:02 The second regional NUT/NASUWT strike is just as angry as the first one as teachers walk out in London, South East, South West, North East and Cumbria. In London, 15,000 teachers march […]