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Workers at the Huerta de Peralta company in the Basque Country who have been on indefinite strike since December 26th as part of an attempt to demand the full readmission of their sacked fellow workers. The Basque trade union LAB…

What a year 2018 has been for the IWW!  As we reach the end of the year in which we broke the 2000 member barrier, we wanted to spend some time reflecting on what has been a huge year for…

During the week leading up to Christmas 2018 Deliveroo took it upon themselves to sack (or ‘terminate’ in RooSpeak) hundreds of couriers, sending out identical emails alleging fraud on the part of the sacked couriers. No notice was given, and…

The IWW Couriers Network condemns Deliveroo’s recent spate of mass terminations in cities across the UK leaving at least 100 couriers without work before Christmas. Over the last week a wave of immediate terminations has swept across towns and cities…

The IWW recently published a statement in support of striking workers in Iran, and has received the below disturbing update from the Association in Defence of Freedom in Iran (ADIF): Authorities raided the homes of dozens of protesting National Steel…

The IWW expresses its solidarity with SAC – Syndikalisterna, other grassroots unions, and Swedish workers. We note that the Swedish government, in collaboration with big business and mainstream trade unions are proposing legislation that would severely restrict the right of…

The IWW extends our solidarity to the Stansted 15 (one of whom is a longstanding member of our union) who were found guilty of offences under the Aviation and Maritime Security Act which carry lengthy prison sentences. We are particularly…

The London IWW branch were contacted recently by courier drivers who work for MPH England Ltd. in Kent who had their wages withheld by the agency! These drivers have been working as self-employed courier drivers at a local Amazon parcel…

On Monday 03/12/2018, five UberEats drivers at the Hanworth McDonalds in London received calls from UberEats telling them their agreements had been cancelled. The reason for this appears to be an incident the previous week when drivers in the area…