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Key worker couriers to protest Ocado over appalling treatment and poverty pay
September 29th: On Thursday couriers who served as key workers for Ocado through the height of the pandemic will demonstrate at the Ocado Zoom depot in Acton from 1pm to protest poverty pay and poor treatment by the ‘ethical food company’.
Facebook cleaners fight back against overwork and victimisation
September 24th: Throughout the last few months, cleaners at Facebook’s London offices have been fighting back against an attempt to drastically increase their workload, after the number of floors they had to clean during a shift was doubled with no increase in staffing levels.
HS2 set for high court showdown with W.A.R Camp
September 23rd: The last major protector camp in the Chilterns against the government’s struggling High Speed Rail project scored a victory yesterday as it emerged constructors would be forced to the High Court to argue their case for an eviction order.
IWGB survey of key workers in courier sector reveals 9 in 10 have been harassed, with BAME workers hardest hit
September 21st: A survey of 100 couriers conducted by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) highlights endemic harassment and abuse of gig workers.
COP26: Day of action locations map launched
September 16th: With preparations ramping up for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow this November, a coalition of campaigns has launched a map of events taking place across Britain aiming to pressure for more radical change.
IWGB launches #ShameOnOcado campaign as BAME key worker jobs threatened after whistleblowing on outsourcing and poverty pay
September 9th: Ocado workers represented by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) at the corporation’s West London depot have voted to launch a campaign against Ocado, promising to escalate protests and strike action as long as Ocado refuses to engage.
ADCU condemns Uber’s dishonest PR campaign on worker rights
August 27th: The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) is concerned and distressed by comments from Uber managers to the media in conjunction with the GMB that it is now respecting the worker rights of drivers and calls on other private hire operators to do the same.
Racist attacks on Muslim prisoners in HMP Long Lartin exposed by protest
August 23rd: Protestors gathered at HMP Long Lartin on Saturday night to condemn the ongoing racist and Islamophobic abuse by prison officers.
The Beagle Has Landed
August 4th: Over 4,000 dogs are killed every year in laboratories in the U.K, often after long and painful toxicology experiments.
No mercy from the courts: Lengthy prison sentences for Bristol Kill the Bill protestors
August 1st: The protest against the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill on the 21st March in Bristol has resulted in one of the most vicious campaigns of repression against demonstrators in our long experience.
