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 .
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 […]
Biofuels
Drax strike: Spectacular victory as contract workers walk out in support and block roundabout
Running Time: 6 mins 21 secs Workers at Drax power station were celebrating a spectacular victory after just one day of strike action DOUBLED the original pay offer from the employers of 8% to 16%. […]
Transport
TfL strike
Film length: 4:19 Transport for London employees keep London moving – so in recognition of that fact, the management have decided to make cuts to their tems and conditions which could mean losing tens of […]