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 .
Postal Workers
Post Offices strike to save the People’s Post
Film length: 6:00 Crown post offices are being privatised and franchised out into small areas in shops like WH Smiths – the latest bonkers idea from a Government who are destroying a post system that […]
Culture Sector
National Museums Wales escalate strike action over fair pay
Film length: 3:38 Welsh museums, along with the Welsh government, are imposing new contracts on their lowest paid workers which will take away their weekend bonuses. The workers, who are paid around £15,000 a year, […]
Education
NEU rep Kirstie Paton wins dismissal case: School safety matters…
Running Time: 9:18 Kirstie Paton, NEU rep at the John Roan School in Greenwich, has won her dismissal case following strike action by staff. Kirstie was threatened with dismissal by academy change United Learning Trust […]