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Delfin English teachers win contract improvements after joining IWW

After joining the TEFL Workers Union, teachers at Delfin Language School in London have won paid meetings, paid CPDs, paid sick days, a pay policy, and an end to zero-hours contracts. Teachers at Delfin Language School in London have joined…

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IWW Post-16 Education Network statement on the UCU General Secretary election

As members of the IWW, committed to industrial, not craft, unionism, motivated by syndicalist principles, we are active in UCU as dual-carders seeking workers’ control of industry as we aim to build a new society in the shell of the…

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TEFL Workers’ Union launched in London

IWW members in London are building a union for all workers in the TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) industry. If you work in a language school anywhere in the UK and would like to get involved, please contact…

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Intro to Workplace Organising for Language School Workers

Intro to Workplace Organising for Language School Workers Zero-hours contracts, unpaid meetings, no sick days, no paid prep time: we know the problems we face as language school workers. But if we want to change these things, we need organisation…

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Post-16 Education Emergency Summit

On April 6th, IWW members working and studying in post-16 education will be holding an emergency summit for all members in this sector to discuss how we, as a radical, grassroots union, can respond to the deepening crises of budget…

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Fight Precarity with Solidarity: IWW Couriers Network stands with Dublin anti-violence protests

Brazilian Deliveroo couriers in Dublin have been leading a campaign against xenophobic attacks and thefts, with a next action coming up this Saturday at 2PM O’Connell Street. All of us who have worked as couriers know the physical dangers we…

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Deliveroo Couriers Strike Against Poverty Pay – Manchester, 26th Feb!

On Tuesday 26th February between 11am and 7pm, Deliveroo couriers in Manchester will be striking in protest of the company’s recent cuts to pay and the poor working conditions they endure. Riders around the UK have seen their pay cut…

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Deliveroo Strikes – views from the picket line

In recent months, Deliveroo workers have been on strike in Birmingham, Bristol, Cheltenham, London and Nottingham over poor pay and worsening conditions. A number of these strikes have been self organised by the riders, and others have been supported by…

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[Photo source: Julian Meehan - CC BY 2.0]

London IWW supports student climate strikes

[Photo source: Julian Meehan – CC BY 2.0] The London IWW would like to extend our solidarity to the school strikes taking place today around the globe by courageous young people fighting for action on climate change. This is part…

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