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
Workers at National Museums Wales on all out indefinite strike
Film length: 4:37 Workers at 7 museum sites in Wales are on all out indefinite strike after management withdrew weekend working unsocial hours payments. It will mean a 15% cut in wages for people who […]
Transport
Underground strike is solid as RMT & TSSA walk out over cuts.
Slideshow The strike by RMT and NFL Jerseys Cheap TSSA station staff on London underground is looking solid as it goes into its second day. The only line working appears to be the Northern Line, […]
Cleaners/Outsourced workers
SOAS Outsourced Workers strike
Film length: 7:57 A solid two day strike as outsourced workers at the University of SOAS in London demand to be brought back in house. If the bosses are still not prepared to give the […]