Apple Organising Drive Spreads to England in Face of Union-Busting ‘Playbook’
Polly Smythe
An Apple a day keeps the union at bay.
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Polly Smythe
Polly Smythe is Novara Media’s labour movement correspondent.
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London Uber Drivers Are Drowning in Debt As TfL Delays Renewing Licences
Polly Smythe
Drivers were already at breaking point. Then TfL screwed up.
Labour Delays Repeal of Anti-Trade Union Law Ahead of Austerity 2.0
Polly Smythe
How convenient.
No Justice, No Peas: Inside the Toby Carvery Union Drive
Polly Smythe
Unionising is a joint effort.
Taken for a Ride: Inside Uber’s New Race to the Bottom
Polly Smythe
Welcome to the algorithmic nightmare.
Labour Rewards Fire-And-Rehire Uni Boss With Plum Government Role
Polly Smythe
Fire, rehire, aspire.
Labour Said It Would Make Work Pay. Will It?
Polly Smythe
'Facilitating fire and rehire.'
Service Work Is Joyless at Christmas – And Online Deliveries Are Making It Worse
Polly Smythe
‘We’re worked like donkeys.’
How Private Rail Companies Are Trying to Slow Down Nationalisation
Polly Smythe
Major delays across the network.
More Than Half of UK Amazon Workers Have to Borrow Money to Make Ends Meet
Polly Smythe
'What do we want? £17 an hour.'
Vet Company Responds to Strikes By Simply Closing Branches
Polly Smythe
That’s one way to deal with a strike.
Inside TikTok’s Mass Sacking
Polly Smythe
‘It’s like negotiating with robots.’