CNT snubs “those who want a docile, institutionalised, and conflict-free unionism” ~ Cristina Sykes ~ The Spanish government has pardon…
Suiza 6 pardoned: “To defend our rights we need to exercise them”
Tag: workers rights
Anarchist News Review: Racists are cross and politicians are licking jackboot
Andy, Sam and Simon take a slightly longer look at the far-right protests which have dominated silly season’s news agenda, along with the rea…
Proposed new rules for licensed private hire drivers are racist, disproportionate, and misguided
The App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU) condemns proposed new rules from West Northamptonshire Council as racist, disproportionate, misguided and…
Judge orders Brighton pub to pay wages to sacked UVW strike leader until final hearing
Former bar manager at Stonegate-leased Brighton pub Saint James Tavern (SJT) and UVW member Jake Marvin applied to the Employment Tribunal in early…
Architectural workers threatened with redundancies as they initiate historic strike ballot
Following months of being ignored by management after raising issues regarding their pay and conditions, workers at Atomik, a London-based architec…
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…
UK: Coordinated wildcat action hits oil refineries and power stations
As anger at the cost of living crisis heats up, strike action, including unofficial wildcat walkouts, is becoming an increasingly popular response.
Agency workers during strikes – another dark day for UK employment law
MPs have recently voted in favour, 289-202, to allow for agency workers to be brought into a workplace by an employer during strike action, effecti…
Brighton pub workers defy violent union-busting by issuing fresh strike dates
Workers at the Saint James Tavern (SJT) in Brighton will be on strike for 20 days in July and August, including the weekend of Brighton Pride and t…
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…
Brighton: Striking pub worker assaulted by union-busting boss
A strike by pub workers in Brighton has turned violent with the aggressive union-busting landlord, Zakaria Abedi, physically assaulting one of the …
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…
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