Report: Taken for a Ride: Inside Uber’s New Race to the Bottom
Polly Smythe
Drivers claim Trip Radar, Uber’s latest 'flexible' work feature is dangerous and discriminatory. Polly Smythe reports.
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Report: Uber and Deliveroo Drivers Are Fearing for Their Lives – And the Apps Couldn’t Care Less
Polly Smythe
Gig economy workers, a large proportion of whom are migrants, fear being targeted by racist thugs. The apps they work for have sent their heartfelt apologies – and let them get on with it. Polly Smythe reports.
Opinion: Is This Britain’s Most Hypocritical Boss?
Simon Childs
Andy Haldane is happy to give advice on squeezed pay packets and ‘investing in people’, but he has less to say about his own employees who are campaigning for better wages.
Report: ‘No Love for Deliveroo’: Food Couriers in Massive Valentine’s Day Strike
Polly Smythe
Roses are red, violets are blue, it's time to pay up Deliveroo.
Report: Uber Boss Makes Shocking Admission Over ‘Algorithmic Wage Discrimination’
Ben Wray
Exclusive: Uber’s CEO said it would get better at paying drivers ‘based on behavioural patterns’ - a controversial policy which the company has long denied.
Report: University Forced to Back Down After ‘Rogue’ Outsourcing Company Tries to Ban Protest
Polly Smythe
UCL asked the private subcontracting company to ‘retract’ its policy which had been used as an ‘obvious’ intimidation tactic against workers.
Report: RSA Staff Win Union Recognition Despite ‘Intimidation’
Simon Childs
The Royal Society of Arts rejected its staff’s request to recognise a trade union three times, but now they have to.
Report: The RSA Used ‘Intimidation Tactics’ Against Staff After Refusing Their Trade Union Request
Polly Smythe
The Royal Society of the Arts was full of praise for trade unions until its own workers wanted one.
Report: Deliveroo Thinks France Has the ‘Most Progressive’ Gig Economy. Deliveroo Has Been Fined for Workers’ Rights Abuses in France
Polly Smythe
The remarks were made by Peter Mandelson’s godson at a Labour Party fringe event sponsored by Deliveroo.
Analysis: The ‘Uber Leaks’ Were No Surprise to Long Suffering Private Hire Drivers
Polly Smythe
Leaked documents show how Uber executives knew company behaviour was “just fucking illegal”. Drivers had long suspected it.
Report: Sheffield Food Couriers Are Waging the Longest Strike in the History of the Gig Economy
Callum Cant
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.
Report: With Uber Paying Peanuts, Exploited Drivers Are Cancelling Rides
Polly Smythe
Uber is blaming a driver shortage for costly fares, long wait times and multiple cancellations. Drivers, however, say the root of these problems is the company’s exploitation of its workforce. Polly Smythe reports.
Opinion: I’m an Uber Driver. Me and Hundreds of Others Are Going on Strike to Demand the Rights We Deserve
Rema Diallo
On Wednesday, hundreds of Uber drivers will go on strike. Driver Rema Diallo explains why.
Report: Amazon Delivery Drivers Are Being Shamed for Relieving Themselves in Public – But Bezos is to Blame
Sophie K Rosa
The tabloid press has been shaming delivery drivers for relieving themselves in public while under pressure and unable to access toilets. Instead, we should be shaming companies like Amazon for denying its workers basic rights. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Report: ‘Hasta La Victoria!’ University of London Cleaners Win Ten-Year Battle Against Outsourcing
Polly Bindman
Cleaners at the University of London have won staff contracts after nearly a decade of struggle, in a major victory against outsourcing that could help other workers fight for their rights. Polly Bindman reports.
Opinion: Big Unions Aren’t Up to the Job Anymore
Lydia Hughes
Unions have a crucial role to play in determining who benefits from changes to the nature of work. But many established unions are already struggling to keep up, writes Lydia Hughes, leaving smaller, newer unions to try to meet the changing needs of modern workers.
Coronavirus Shows How the Government Fails Precarious Workers
Beth Perkin and Charlotte England
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.
Novara FM: Now We Have Your Attention
James Butler is joined by Jack Shenker to explore the new politics: from grassroots trade unionism to migrant solidarity, and the gradual transformation of the Labour Party.