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Ben Wray – Negotiating the Algorithm: Trade Union Manual
New study for the European Trade Union Confederation answers the following questions: Access the manual HERE.
Trade Unions
Geopolitics
Arthur Neslen – Swedish Dockworkers’ Union leader sacked for Gaza solidarity action asks “whose ‘national security’ is Swedish law really protecting”?
Inspiring example of worker solidarity and internationalism. Arthur Neslen writes about the environment for The Guardian. He has previously worked as a correspondent for Thomson Reuters, Politico, Al-Jazeera and others. Cross-posted from Equal Times Security is a funny elixir. The […]
Solutions
Marcus Barnett – Making More Mick Lynches
Mick Lynch, who has retired as leader of the RMT union in the UK, is an example to follow for all trade union leaders in the 21st century. In Tribune. Read the article HERE.
Solutions
France 24 – Workers take to the streets in worldwide May Day protests
Round-up of May Day protests from across the world. Read the article HERE.
Gig Economy
Gig Economy Project – Why Uber drivers in the App Drivers & Couriers Union logged-off for Gaza
The Gig Economy Project speaks Abdurzaq Hadi, Uber driver and BAME officer for the ADCU, about why the union is among the leading voices of the British trade union movement opposing Israel’s siege of Gaza. […]
Finance
Los riders sin papeles: Migrants tell their story from undocumented food delivery couriers to trade union organisers
How do undocumented workers make a living in the food delivery sector? How can trade unions recruit migrant gig workers and ensure decent working conditions for all riders? The Gig Economy Project spoke to Paola […]
EU politics
David Jamieson – Ukraine viewed from Mount Olympus
The politics of internationalism from above does not serve workers anywhere, it only builds bridges between them and their exploiters. David Jamieson is a journalist and editor of Scottish anti-capitalist website Conter. Cross-posted from Conter. […]
EU politics
Gig Economy Project – As Getir’s empire rapidly shrinks, workers plot a global strike
The Turkish grocery delivery platform’s problems are generating steep lay-offs and deteriorating working conditions for those who remain, pushing workers to get organised internationally. The Gig Economy Project is a BRAVE NEW EUROPE media network […]
EU politics
Gig Economy Project – Has Austria’s collective bargaining system tamed the food delivery platforms? Interview with Robert Walasinski
The Gig Economy Project speaks to Robert Walasinski about whether the emergence of the food delivery sector in Austria has disrupted the country’s traditional system of collective bargaining. Interview available as a podcast or in […]
Finance
Gig Economy Project – Is Belgium’s platform work law “a dead letter”?
Belgium introduced a platform work law on 1 January that has so far not changed anything. Gig Economy Project co-ordinator Ben Wray visited Brussels to find out what the problem is, and what lessons there […]