Staff members at the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), represented by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), have voted to go on strike …
RSA staff vote overwhelmingly for their first strike action
Tag: IWGB
UCL guards bring anti-cuts protest to the Provost
The 99% black and brown security workforce are the only ones in the university being targeted with the fire-and-rehire scheme
Vodafone’s cleaners storm Oxford Street store
Migrant workers who clean Vodafone’s head offices assembled at their flagship Oxford Street store on Saturday for a surprise protest demanding fa…
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…
Cleaners end exploitative outsourcing at London Bridge Hospital
Cleaners, catering and housekeeping staff from the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) have won an end to exploitative outsourcing…
Security staff at UCL to strike over pay as part of campaign against outsourcing
Yesterday, outsourced security staff at University College London (UCL) from the IWGB union voted unanimously to take strike action over pay and un…
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, …
Private hire drivers oppose discriminatory English language test policy from Transport for London
Private hire drivers from the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) are condemning the Transport for London (TfL) policy that requir…
Overworked migrant cleaners at Vodafone launch campaign over pay and sick pay
At the peak of the cost of living crisis, outsourced migrant cleaners from the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) working at Voda…
Couriers rally against police harassment after Dalston raids
Crowds turned out in support of the protest in Hackney, London, yesterday which saw couriers call on the Met police to rethink their aggressive ove…
Four workers at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine suspended after peacefully protesting pay discrimination
At least four cleaners who attended a peaceful protest at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) have been informed they will b…
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…
Campaigners join London cycling instructors in call to scrap devastating 100% cuts to cycle training
Women’s cycling campaigners, local business owners, councillors, cyclists, and cycling instructors across London have signed an open letter c…
Migrant cleaners at London Bridge Hospital whistleblow on Covid safety violations and launch campaign against HCA Healthcare
Outsourced migrant workers from the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) who clean at London Bridge Hospital launched a campaign fo…
Glasgow foster carers to demonstrate outside Town Hall as IWGB reveals council spends 2.4x more on privatised foster care
Glasgow foster carers from the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) will demonstrate in George Square on Friday 11 February at 11am…
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