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Advice sheet for TEFL Workers: Claiming the government furlough scheme The Basics The government has introduced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Under the scheme, any employee out of work due to the coronavirus will have 80% of their wages paid…

  The London IWW has learned that a Deliveroo delivery driver was killed in London on Tuesday, after being attacked and beaten by bike thieves while on the job.   The driver, whose identity we are keeping anonymous out of…

Deliveroo riders take action for just wages and working conditions in North West London, following growing drives toward unionization of Deliveroo riders in the area, and increasingly untenable working conditions.

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…

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…

[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…

(A Portuguese translation is available below our statement in English) The IWW Couriers Network condemns yesterday’s attack on striking couriers who were protesting against Deliveroo’s poverty pay. Video footage of the incident shows that a van twice rammed into two…

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…

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…