Royal Mail subsidiary, eCourier, are classifying most of their couriers as “Independent Contractors” – so that they can unlawfully deny them the basic employment rights of a living wage, sick pay, holidays, pension and union recognition. eCourier have already lost a tribunal brought by the IWGB union where they admitted that one of their bike couriers was a worker – but now the couriers have been forced to take strike action to get them to stop operating iunlawfully. Couriers are having to work up to 80 hours a week for a decent wage in this appalling example of the gig economy – you can help them win by donating to the strike fund at bit.ly/courierfund.
Council Workers
Derby Support Staff Dispute: The Whole Story
Film length: 18:16 The full story of Derby teaching assistants epic struggle to stop a 25% pay cut – imposed, incredibly, after an equal pay review of a workforce comprising 94% low paid women workers. […]
Art & Culture
National Libraries, Museums and Galleries demo
Film length: 9:40 Campaigns from all over the UK come together to demand an end to the cuts to our libraries and museums. More and more workers are taking action to stop closures (often by […]
Construction/Blacklisting
Direct action wins the day as spectacular & immediate victory humiliates bullying construction bosses at Canary Wharf. 27-7-15
On Monday REEL NEWS attended an inspiring action by supporters of the Blacklist Support Group at the site of Morgan Stanley in the heart of the Canary Wharf financial district. Though in modest numbers the […]