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 .
Transport
SACKED after being assaulted! Defend the London Bridge 3
Film length: 3:27 Station staff at London Bridge were out on strike today after one of their colleagues was sacked, and two more disciplined for defending themselves from a serious assault by a fare dodger, […]
Cleaners/Outsourced workers
Royal College of Art – pay your workers a living wage!
Film length: 6:22 That’s right – one of the most prestigious art colleges in the country doesn’t pay their outsourced workers the London Living wage. But the workers – inspired by a number of recent […]
Catalonia
Barcelona General strike: Massive Midday rally
Film length: 3:46 The general strike in Barcelona against police repression continues to be a huge success. The midday rally called by the militant radical left wing unions responsible for the strike drew so many […]