Along with the ongoing protests against the Policing Bill, the past month has seen another, less high-profile struggle playing out across the UK, …
Construction rank and file blockades Hinkley Point against de-skilling
Tag: workers rights
Deliveroo workers to strike over exploitative practices and low pay
Hundreds of Deliveroo riders from across the UK are expected to strike in an action to coincide with the company’s IPO valuation, taking plac…
Rank-and-file electricians preparing for major showdown in construction
Construction is one of the few industries left today where there’s still a living tradition of self-organised rank-and-file militancy, especi…
Hidden exposures: coercion and COVID-19 in the office
George, 24, is having to go to work at a small London office during the pandemic, despite being able work from home.
Union takes multinational language school to tribunal in case challenging precarious employment
The TEFL Workers’ Union (a section of the IWW) has filed for a tribunal to support English language teachers who suffered financial loss as a res…
Spain: striking field workers call for solidarity
On 14th January, the workers of the British company Fresh Tom Export in Almería (South Spain), a vegetable grower and trading company specialising…
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Precarious workers demand campus shutdown and furlough with COVID-19 declared ‘Major Incident’ in London
With Covid-19 declared a ‘major incident’ in London, precarious workers are still being compelled to provide cleaning and security services in …
Outsourced University of Greenwich workers vote to strike for equality
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) Universities of London Branch voted for industrial action at the University of Greenwich t…
IWGB: Landmark legal victory opens door to worker rights for UK foster carers
The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has won a landmark ruling that will open the doors for employment rights for foster care work…
Ministry of Justice’s outsourced workers win vote for trade union recognition
Cleaners, security guards and porters at the Ministry of Justice celebrated victory today after they voted 70% in favour of trade union recognition…
Minicab drivers to block Tower Bridge to protest “tax on the poor” congestion charge
Minicab drivers are expected to block London Tower Bridge with their cars in protest against an increase in the congestion charge to £15 per day f…
IWGB fights discriminatory minicab congestion charge at Court of Appeal
The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) is taking a legal battle against Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s decision to introduce a c…
The gamble with workers’ lives
The Government has released new guidelines and new procedures regarding lockdown in recent days.
IWGB and Uber drivers file legal challenge against UK government
The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and two Uber drivers have filed a legal challenge with the High Court against the UK governme…
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