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workers rights

How the privatisation of the Imperial War Museum is harming workers

Shah Jahan
12 April, 2021 (1 week ago)

The seven-year long process of privatising the museum has left some workers exposed.

Amazon’s relentless union-busting tactics have no place on our shores

Sophia Dourou
12 April, 2021 (1 week ago)

A union is warning the tech giant against using corporate spies and Alabama-style tactics in the UK

G7: Why international unions are holding their own summit

Geoff Tily
12 April, 2021 (1 week ago)

The current system for global economic relations is designed to favour wealthy elites over working people.

Deliveroo riders strike after £2 hourly wage discovery as company trades on Stock Exchange

Lucy Skoulding
7 April, 2021 (2 weeks ago)

‘After the pandemic more people than ever understand this exploitation is no way to treat anyone’

A day late and a dollar short? Mixed union reaction to Uber’s ‘worker’ decision

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
17 March, 2021

What’s next after Uber’s decision to make its drivers employees?

The pandemic has shown we need global trade unionism more than ever

Simon Sapper
9 March, 2021

Health and safety at work is a fundamental right – and we need to fight for it across borders, writes Simon Sapper.

The organisers behind Uber drivers’ landmark victory for workers’ rights

Sophia Dourou
22 February, 2021

The historic victory on Friday means that they are now considered workers and with rights for minimum wage, holiday pay and protection from discrimination.

Deliveroo

Deliveroo challenged in court over right for workers to unionise

Lucy Skoulding
3 February, 2021

Workers say they have faced unfair terminations and precarious working conditions – and are battling for the right to bargain collectively.

Trade deal

How the trade deal Boris Johnson is pursuing threatens workers’ rights

Tony Burke
1 February, 2021

The danger is that Johnson is eager to get a deal, so he could accept whatever terms the CPTPP countries demand.

Government plans to “rip up” workers’ rights met with outrage

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
18 January, 2021

Leaked government plans to tear up EU-derived workers rights creates an angry backlash

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