University union members bring the fight to union bosses Protests erupt as State-backed gunmen assassinate Mexican land defender High school and sixth form students take action against bullshit toilet rules Junior doctors announce 72-hour strike […]
Tag: workers’ rights
What’s Happening newsletter 7/7/22
Welcome to this week’s Real Media / Phoenix Media Co-op newsletter. Summaries Angus Rose sat outside parliament on a hunger strike for 37 days earlier this year. He said he would continue until his death […]
‘Good stories don’t come from the top down,’ says worker-led media project in the US
The Appeal was a media organisation covering mass incarceration, policing, housing and homelessness in the US. But after its owners shut it down at the end of June, its workers began a campaign to restart it […]
Workers’ rights are ‘under attack like never before’, says International Trade Union Confederation chief
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has published its 2021 report on workers’ rights across the planet. And ITUC general secretary Sharan Burrow stressed that “workers are under attack like never before”. The latest Global […]
Amazon workers demand justice in #MakeAmazonPay global day of action
On 26 May, workers and trade unions around the world led a day of action targeting corporate giant Amazon. The UNI Global Union and Progressive International co-convened this ‘Make Amazon Pay’ campaign. The fight between […]
Campaign events aim to champion workers’ rights in the fight against sweatshops
No Sweat is a UK “grassroots anti-sweatshop campaign & wholesale supplier of ethical T-shirts”. And ahead of a series of events in the coming days, Phoenix Media Co-op got in touch to find out more. […]
Deliveroo workers strike to demand safety and basic rights
On 7 April, workers from food delivery service Deliveroo took to UK streets in protest. They went on strike to demand greater safety measures and basic working rights. Members of the grassroots Independent Workers’ Union […]