Obituary: Mario Tronti Helped Us See Class Struggle
by Craig Gent
With the passing of Mario Tronti, we’ve lost a thinker who showed us that working-class struggle isn’t capital’s remainder, but its impetus, writes Craig Gent.
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Analysis: No, ‘Transparency’ Won’t Stop Amazon Being a Crappy Employer
by Craig Gent
Unions are very slowly catching up with Amazon’s tech agenda - but digital ‘transparency’ is no silver bullet when it comes to improving workers' lives, argues Craig Gent.
Interview: Amazon Workers Go on Strike for the First Time in UK
We visited the Amazon workers striking for the first time ever in Coventry.
Analysis: Tory Blunders Give Striking Workers a Chance to Win
by Michael Chessum
The government has chosen to pursue a policy of outright confrontation with the labour movement. As a political strategy, this could be a big mistake, argues Michael Chessum.
Report: Workers at Non-Profits Are Done With Shit Jobs
by Chris Saltmarsh
Non-profits often expect workers to accept poor pay and conditions in the interest of furthering the organisation’s ‘mission’. But across the sector, staff are no longer putting up with it. Chris Saltmarsh reports.
Analysis: How About a Sick Pay System That Doesn’t Make People Sicker?
by Charlie Hertzog Young
By forcing people to work through illness, our inadequate sick pay system is a tool of domination, writes Charlie Hertzog Young. Let’s replace it with one that puts people before profit.
Explainers: Why Postal Workers Are Going on Strike
While company management are paid in the millions, and receive bonuses for failure, postal workers at Royal Mail are being treated like mud. Today they are going on strike. Aaron Bastani explains the reasons behind the strike – and how bosses at the top are out of control.
Feature: In Myanmar, Workers and Activists Take on a Food Delivery Giant
by Ben Dunant
Underground groups established to resist the coup are supporting striking food delivery workers in Myanmar.
Analysis: A Court Just Took Away the Right to Strike – But a Union is Fighting to Win It Back
by Callum Cant
In placing an injunction on striking security guards at Great Ormond Street Hospital, a court has made standard picketing practices illegal. We must resist this fundamental attack on the right to strike, writes Callum Cant - it’s part of a Tory slide to authoritarianism.
Opinion: Ikea Isn’t Cutting Unvaccinated Staff’s Sick Pay to Protect Customers – It’s Doing It to Cut Costs
by James Meadway
Ikea has announced it is cutting sick pay for unvaccinated staff, and other companies are following suit. This isn't about principles - it’s textbook divide-and-rule, writes James Meadway.
Report: With Uber Paying Peanuts, Exploited Drivers Are Cancelling Rides
by 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.
Analysis: When Will the ‘Great Resignation’ Turn Into the Great Strike?
by James Meadway
Nearly a million people in Britain switched jobs over the summer as part of a global wave of resignations. But if we really want to transform the way we live and work, individual acts of refusal aren't enough, writes James Meadway.
Opinion: Commuting is Unpaid Work. Bosses Should at Least Split the Cost
by Will Stronge
Covid-19 has given us a chance to reconsider aspects of working life we once accepted as immutable reality. With employees spending on average 27 days a year commuting, a new report argues it’s about time bosses paid up.
Report: ‘Hasta La Victoria!’ University of London Cleaners Win Ten-Year Battle Against Outsourcing
by 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.
Analysis: Automation Will Create More Jobs, But Most Will Be Shit
by Matthew Cole
The much-prophesied “jobs apocalypse” of the fourth industrial revolution will likely never materialise. Yet that isn't to say new technologies aren't degrading work, warns Matthew Cole.
12 Books for Understanding the Future of Work
by Sarah Jaffe, Dalia Gebrial, Jamie Woodcock & Craig Gent
To accompany our focus series on the Future of Work, we asked some of our friends to share their top reading recommendations for understanding changes to the organisation of work and our working lives.
Report: Big Business Is Muscling in on the UK’s Nursery Racket
by Sophie K Rosa
In Germany and France, around 3-4% of nurseries are private; in the UK, 84% are. All the evidence suggests that these nurseries provide worse childcare and working conditions. Is this the free market doing its thing, or the result of government negligence? Sophie K Rosa reports.
Report: Not Essential: Hundreds of Thousands of People Are Still Being Made to Go to Work
by Sophie K Rosa
Workers on construction sites, in call centres, and in some retail stores are still being made to go into work as employers take advantage of unclear government guidelines and continue to put profits ahead of people. Sophie K Rosa reports.