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UPDATE! Victory for Huerta de Peralta Strikers!

We recently published a statement in solidarity with the workers taking industrial action in the Basque Country. The Industrial Worker’s of the World welcome news this evening that the Huerta de Peralta workers in the Basque Country have successfully carried…

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IWW Nottingham relaunch!

Hot on the heels of the recent upsurge in IWW activity in other parts of the UK and Ireland, IWW members in Nottingham are holding a series of events to kick start union activity in the area! The first will…

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IWW statement on Home Office courier raids

It has been reported in the press that the Home Office have been coordinating police raids on gig economy couriers suspected of working with false documentation. In some cases, under the ‘substitution’ clause in the courier contract, account holders will…

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Winning at Work – IWW helps cafe worker defeat gross misconduct allegations!

An IWW member in Clydeside IWW who faced false allegations of gross misconduct has been reinstated with no warnings or repercussions, thanks to the timely intervention of IWW reps. Working in a busy cafe in Glasgow City Centre, the member…

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Solidarity with Workers at the Huerta de Peralta!

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…

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A look back at our year as a Union…

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…

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Mass Sackings at Deliveroo – What can I do about it?

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…

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No Ho Ho! Deliveroo fire hundreds of couriers days before Christmas!

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…

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Iranian Striking Workers Imprisoned

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…

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