For the last ten nights, delivery drivers in Sheffield have been picketing McDonald's branches over a Christmas pay cut. Callum Cant reports on the longest strike to ever hit the UK gig economy.
With the government’s most recent measure to support self-employed workers leaving many with no support at all, the dangerous and uncertain nature of freelance work has been exposed, writes Sophie McKay.
The government’s new job retention measures have received widespread praise, despite ignoring the needs of millions of vulnerable workers on insecure contracts who are exempt from the benefit. Novara spoke to three workers about how their lives and livelihoods are being impacted.
Platform workers are literally dying on the job. As ever, the working class have to risk their lives for the profits of the ruling class. This is capitalism baby.
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