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The IWW is proud to be supporting a group of security guards, contracted by G4S and employed by a number of subcontractors, in a dispute over unpaid wages dating back to the height of the pandemic. The workers, who were…

BWU reaction to the BBC Brewdog documentary The documentary entitled ‘The Truth about BrewDog’, which aired on BBC Scotland on Monday 24th January, paints a picture of a company with two faces. This follows a score of articles about sexual…

BWU information on sexual harassment Sexual harassment is sadly an issue many faces in the workplace. While sexual harassment is not only limited to women, individuals who identify as women are far more likely to experience sexual harassment. Sexual harassment…

Solidarity with the staff at the Walrus Pub in Brighton The London IWW is happy to have made a donation of £100 to the staff of the Walrus Pub in Brighton.   As many will be aware, Brighton’s Walrus pub became…

We are proud to announce the formation of the Brewery Workers Union! After years of organising in breweries we thought it was finally time to make it official.      What is it?  Bringing together current and ex-brewery workers to…

Fight back against bogus fixed-term contracts in Bournemouth TEFL schools continues In June 2021, a Bournemounth-based English language teacher came to the IWW’s TEFL Workers’ Union concerned that they’d been on bogus fixed-term contracts during their employment at the Anglo-Continental School…

Abandoned in Afghanistan: An open letter to the British Council The TEFL Workers’ Union was shocked to the learn that British Council teachers have been abandoned in Afghanistan. This is, in itself, a grave humanitarian injustice and the British Council…

Solidarity with striking UVW and PCS Royal Park attendants From 30th July, Royal Parks attendants, dual carding with UVW & PCS, have been striking to end the racist treatment and second-class status of outsourced Royal Parks workers. 90% of outsourced…

Discrimination at Whales English: Not on our watch   What would you call it if a language school refused to employ someone on the grounds that they spoke another language fluently, other than English? Discrimination? Racism? Native-speakerism? All of the…