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Demands to ban Uber’s introduction of predatory pay and pricing algorithms
Tag: gig economy
New survey reveals the hidden cost of living in the gig economy this Christmas
20 December 2022: As people across the country struggle with the cost of living crisis this Christmas, a new survey by the Independent Workers’ U…
Victory for domestic and sexual abuse charity counsellors over ‘gig economy’
UVW members working as counsellors for Solace Women’s Aid won a legal battle over their employment status on Monday when a judge ruled that the c…
IWGB takes Deliveroo to Supreme Court over bargaining rights
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) is challenging Deliveroo’s denial of collective bargaining rights in the Supreme Court, …
London: Hundreds of Uber drivers rally to protest the company’s failure to protect workers from the cost of living crisis
On Wednesday, about 400 Uber drivers attended a protest and rally outside of the company’s London offices in Aldgate.
Striking JustEat couriers to demonstrate outside Greggs Newcastle HQ
Striking JustEat couriers from the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) will demonstrate outside of JustEat client Greggs’s Newca…
Sheffield and Blackpool: UK’s longest ever gig-economy pay strike resumes after secret pay talks exposed
The UK’s longest ever gig-economy pay strike resumes today as Sheffield and Blackpool couriers from the Independent Workers’ Union of G…
High Court rules Uber business model unlawful
In a landmark victory for the App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU), the High Court Administrative Court has today refused Uber’s applicati…
Sheffield JustEat Couriers Set to Strike Protest against “Shocking” Pay Cut
On Sunday 28 November at 12 noon, Sheffield food delivery couriers from the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) are protesting…
Key worker couriers to protest Ocado over appalling treatment and poverty pay
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 …
IWGB survey of key workers in courier sector reveals 9 in 10 have been harassed, with BAME workers hardest hit
A survey of 100 couriers conducted by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) highlights endemic harassment and abuse of gig worke…
IWGB launches #ShameOnOcado campaign as BAME key worker jobs threatened after whistleblowing on outsourcing and poverty pay
Ocado workers represented by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) at the corporation’s West London depot have voted to launch…
ADCU condemns Uber’s dishonest PR campaign on worker rights
The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) is concerned and distressed by comments from Uber managers to the media in conjunction with the GMB tha…
Drivers and couriers vow to escalate after protest at Uber HQ over unfair sacking of 200 key workers
Following the unfair dismissal of over 200 drivers and couriers by app-based operators this year, the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain…
Cynical Uber cut pay as they give with one hand and take with the other, says IWGB
Earlier this week, Uber announced to drivers that their longest-serving drivers would see the service charge that they take from their pay increase…
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