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 .
Council Workers
Brummie Binmen: BETRAYED by Labour Council
Film length: 4:55 The binstrike in Birmingham is back on, after the Labour council reneged on a deal agreed with ACAS and ratified at a full council meeting. The binmen stand to lose £3.5K – […]
Education
Save Our Sixth Form Colleges!
Film length: 13:34 Sixth Form Colleges are under attack. The latest cuts mean almost a quarter of the funding for sixth form colleges has gone since 2010, and now new Government “Area Reviews” mean colleges […]
Transport
National rail strike: It’s about safety and conditions, not just pay
Running Time: 2mins 14secs The national rail strike is about far more than pay; ultimately it’s about the safety of the passengers, and the conditions of the workers who are trying to keep the network […]