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Cleaners protest outside London Elizabeth Hotel over withheld furlough wages
Last Saturday, cleaners from the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) protested outside of the London Elizabeth Hotel in Hyde Park …
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 …
Facebook cleaners fight back against overwork and victimisation
Throughout the last few months, cleaners at Facebook’s London offices have been fighting back against an attempt to drastically increase their wo…
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…
Construction workers picket Amazon site in Gateshead after mass sacking
Rank and file construction workers have launched a picket at the site of a new Amazon facility after a mass sacking.
Wildcat action stops de-skilling at Gateshead Amazon facility
A recent wildcat action among workers building an Amazon fulfilment centre in Gateshead was successful at stopping a de-skilling attempt.
12 years on: SOAS Justice for Workers commemorates 9 cleaning staff targeted in on-campus immigration raid
Every year, 12th June is commemorated by Justice for Workers (J4W) – a campaign started in 2006 by majority Latin American cleaning staff at …
Sparked out: construction companies crumble under rank and file pressure
On Wednesday May 26th, rank and file sparks (electricians) blockaded the Atomic Weapons Establishment site at Burghfield, near Reading.
Construction rank and file to protest at Atomic Weapons Establishment in de-skilling dispute
Since early March, rank-and-file sparks (electricians) have been holding regular actions targeting construction companies Balfour Beatty and NG Bai…
Bolt hides from workers demanding safety protections after murder of driver
The United Private Hire Drivers Branch of the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) protested on Tuesday 4 May outside Bolt offices …
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