The Video GTA Fans Have Been Waiting For: The Rockstar Game Workers Union Launch IWGB Union 2026-05-28 | GTA fans have been on the edge of their seats at the rumours a new video is about to drop… Well the wait is over. We present: the public launch of the Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union. Our platform, to tell our story.Donate to the fundraiser at:linktr.ee/RockstarUnion
Support the Rockstar 31 defeat fear by donating to our crowdfunder IWGB Union 2026-09-23 | "Over the next 5 weeks we will face fear and show that we refuse to be silenced by it. In spite of fear, we will stand up proudly, speak our truth and demand the better industry — and world — we all deserve." - Rachel Crawford, one of the founding members of the union at Rockstar who was fired last October, speaks out on the first day of our tribunal against them.Donate to our @crowdfunderuk today to support her and the other fired Rockstar workers to win justice. Link in our bio.
Defend Union Rights: Support the Rockstar 31! IWGB Union 2026-09-10 | Rockstar Games is one of the most successful and influential video game companies in the world, now gearing up for the release of Grand Theft Auto VI. Last October they sacked 31 of our members without warning, in what we believe was a flagrant act of union-busting to stop their workers from organising.The IWGB exists to fight for workers – particularly those who are isolated, struggle to unionise and face harassment for trying to access their rights.We’re raising funds for a landmark legal case to win justice for the dismissed Rockstar workers. We want to see reinstatement of the fired workers or, failing that, compensation and a ruling that what happened was unfair.This action will be one of the most significant cases we have ever brought. It’s paramount that we secure justice for our members, who lost everything, but it could mean so much more than that. The hearing has the potential to create a ripple effect that positively impacts workers across the UK who are seeking to organise and improve their working conditions.Put simply, cases like this one are central to what we do. We need your support to help win justice for the Rockstar 31 and create change for workers the length and breadth of Britain.Donate here: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/rockstar-31
Dont Boycott GTA VI. Fight for justice for the people who made it. IWGB Union 2026-08-18 | Don’t boycott GTA VI. Fight for justice for the people who made it.T-shirt preorders open now! All proceeds from the t-shirts, which are ethically made and designed by the workers, will go towards the fired Rockstar workers’ legal funds.bit.ly/4xLc4IP
Short Film: No Name - Justice for Cleaners at UCL IWGB Union 2026-06-04 | Follow UCL cleaner and IWGB member Milagros on her 4am commute as she explains the reality of life as an outsourced worker at the university and the power she is building as part of the union.Producer: Elisabeth Ogheneyoma Schotsman Co-Producer: Lily Braren Starring:Milagros Benigna Cruzat IzquierdoMaritza Castillo CalleSaba Yohanes Translations:Kateřina SkořepováShelia Álvarez Archive & Licensing:IWGB; Abel Harvie-Clark Music: Ondrosik, short piano jingle tranciikraftwork
The Glasgow Campaign: Fostering Hope IWGB Union 2024-07-31 | Vulnerable children, a dangerously underfunded care system, and the incredible foster carers fighting to protect the kids they love.This film offers first hand accounts of the incredible breakthroughs made in Glasgow, by some of the key figures involved in the campaign.If you’re a foster carer, join the union and start winning change in your own local area: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/foster-carer
Drivers Share First Hand Experiences of Assault with MPs IWGB Union 2024-02-28 | On February 20th drivers from UPHD went to Parliament to share with MPs their first hand experiences of serious assault. We asked for MPs' support to push through driver safety measures, so that Bolt and Uber's dangerous neglect can't ruin any more lives.
Falkirks Foster Care Crisis is Reaching Breaking Point IWGB Union 2024-02-23 | The number of foster children in Falkirk is on the rise, whilst the council loses fosters carers at a dramatic rate. IWGB Foster Care Workers Union member Leanne Morton and Branch Chair Kenny Millard spoke to STV News.
Bolt & Uber Drivers Demand Better Protection After Tragic Killing IWGB Union 2024-02-22 | Three years after Gabriel Bringye was tragically killed whilst at work driving, Bolt have still failed to introduce proper safety measures, and drivers continue to face violent attacks.
For A Better RSA IWGB Union 2023-09-27 | Since March 2022, 86 skilled staff have left the Royal Society of Arts due to pay & toxic environment. We joined RSA believing we would help shape radical change but the reality is so different.Watch these brave RSA leavers share their stories.#FairPay4RSA
BBC News: Fostering in Scotland is Becoming Impossible IWGB Union 2023-09-11 | Anton Ferrie interviews IWGB Foster Care Workers member Jacqueline McShane for BBC News. Carers across Scotland are facing increasingly desperate situations after the government froze fees and allowances for a decade. The IWGB Foster Care Workers Union will continue to speak out and fight for fairer treatment, until they win the changes needed to save the system and protect their foster children's futures.
Bolt driver Alison Nicely was violently attacked by a passenger. #shorts IWGB Union 2023-04-20 | On April 7th, Bolt driver Alison Nicely was violently attacked by a passenger. Twice during the assault Alison pressed Bolt’s SOS button in the hope it would trigger some form of help or rescue. It did nothing. Only three hours later did Bolt respond via email. Now, Bolt’s appalling lack of sick pay or compensation has forced Alison to go back to work already, despite being physically injured and deeply traumatised by what happened.In the two years since driver Gabriel Bringye was tragically murdered whilst working for the Bolt app, it is clear nothing has changed. Drivers are still subjected to abuse and assaults, and are being ignored by the company they work for.To them, drivers aren't people, they're just numbers on a spreadsheet.
£8 in almost 3 hours #shorts IWGB Union 2023-03-28 | Only £8 in almost 3 hours. Gig economy workers have been misclassified as independent contractors for years, but have no control over the work they get. We demand flexibility and rights now.#deliveroo #deliveroouk #ubereats #gigeconomy #hustle #grind #union #tradeunion #enoughisenough #toriesout #gtto #deliverydriver #londonlife #selfemployed #workerstatus #employment #poverty #socialissues
Deliveroo rider threatened with violence - company does nothing. #shorts IWGB Union 2023-03-24 | "They didn't even ask if they were safe." Gig economy workers are harassed and attacked on the job all the time, and companies like @deliveroo do nothing about it. We need flexibility and rights now.#deliveroo #deliveroouk #ubereats #gigeconomy #hustle #grind #union #tradeunion #enoughisenough #toriesout #gtto #deliverydriver #londonlife
Glasgow Foster Carers Interrupt Summit to Demand Change IWGB Union 2023-03-13 | Members of the IWGB Foster Care Workers Branch were shut out of the agenda for Glasgow's first ever Foster Care Summit in February 2023. Determined to make their voices heard anyway, they interrupted the summit to deliver this speech condemning Glasgow council and demanding change.
10 Years of IWGB IWGB Union 2023-02-27 | As we celebrate our ten year anniversary, we take a look back at the history of the IWGB, the achievements of our members and our vision for the future. We hear from officials past and present about their experiences in the IWGB, their successes & motivations, and what they want they want to see in the next 10 years.Special thanks to:Henry Chango LopezAlex MarshallMaritza Castillo CalleMax DewhurstKenny MillardAlena IvanovaJason Moyer-LeeOwen JonesMarienna Pope-WeidemannSofia Kourous VazquezJake Thomas
Express News UK - Entrevista al secretario general del sindicato IWGB, Henry Chango Lopez IWGB Union 2023-01-10 | ...
Campaign video: Sexual harassment in the yoga industry IWGB Union 2022-07-11 | The IWGB Yoga Teachers Branch is fighting endemic sexual harassment in the yoga industry! Teachers do precarious work and lack vital support structures needed to challenge abuses of power.We are demanding:⚠️ Every venue have a visible SH policy!⚠️ Yoga awarding bodies make training on SH and consent mandatory!⚠️ Membership organisations & governing bodies implement clear and consistent reporting mechanisms! 🧵 Share this video, and if you work in the yoga industry, join the fight: yogateachersunion.co.uk/membership
Dalston riders win demands from Wingstop IWGB Union 2022-06-30 | Our riders were denied access to toilets and forced to wait for long periods of time for orders out in the rain! ✊ By boycotting Wingstop, they put pressure on the restaurant and on Deliveroo to intervene to ensure riders were treated with respect!
Foster Care Workers get promises at Glasgow Hustings IWGB Union 2022-06-24 | Foster Care Workers were able to get Glasgow City Council reps from all 3 major parties to commit to unprecedented promises last month, after their incredible campaign for an end to the 10 year pay freeze!
LSHTM workers vote to strike over pay IWGB Union 2022-06-20 | Outsourced workers at LSHTM have voted UNANIMOUSLY to strike over pay, following union victimisation. 40 days before in-housing, LSHTM still refuses to negotiate with IWGB, despite representing the majority of workers.
End outsourcing at UCL IWGB Union 2022-05-04 | UCL's cleaners, porters and security staff face numerous issues under the cowboy contractors UCL has assigned as their employers. These include: routine late payment of wages, zero hours contracts, redundancies & cuts to hours over the pandemic, low pay, overwork and bullying.20 years ago UCL decided to outsource our workforce. Outsourcing is structurally racist. We have suffered under this two tier system for too long. Shame on UCL. 2 years ago the IWGB forced UCL to improve terms and conditions. Today we are back to finish the job.
LSHTM: Pay equality now! IWGB Union 2022-04-21 | LSHTM is in-housing its majority-BAME cleaners, porters & security, but it's still maintaining a 2-tier pay structure! It’s time for LSHTM to end the discrimination for good and give our workers a dignified wage!
London Bridge Hospital cleaners protest for fair pay IWGB Union 2022-04-12 | Outsourced cleaners at £ multi-million London Bridge Hospital and HCA Healthcare UK are treated like second-class citizens. We are fighting for fair pay, proper sick pay, equal T&Cs, and an end to the culture of overworking!
Striking couriers protest at Greggs HQ #PayRiseNotPayCut IWGB Union 2022-03-30 | So Greggs claim to ensure that their entire supply chain, from sourcing to delivery, lives up to their lofty ethical standards. This includes making sure workers are paid living wage, that working hours don't exceed 8 hours a day, and that employees have a right to collective bargaining.So why is it that their EXCLUSIVE delivery partners Just Eat UK and Stuart have slashed the base rate of courier pay by 24%, are forcing to couriers to work 12+ hour days, and won't listen to striking drivers and the union?Something doesn't add up here...
ITV News - Deliveroo Rider attacked on the job IWGB Union 2022-03-30 | As self-employed workers, app workers are left vulnerable to theft and attacks. Deliveroo driver Sean talks to ITV here about his experiences being targeted on the road and the lack of support from his employer.
Glasgow foster carers win landmark victory! IWGB Union 2022-03-01 | Glasgow foster carers have won a huge victory! Last Thursday, after months of campaigning, the IWGB won a 10% increase to Glasgow's foster carer child allowance pay, bringing an end to the 10-year freeze. That means £2 million more for Glasgow’s carers and most vulnerable children.The council has also committed to increasing the allowance with inflation and to beginning the process of entering the UK's first union recognition agreement between foster carers and their local authority. It's a huge step toward the 24% increase we need and a fairer foster care system for all.The win in Glasgow has shown that by coming together and acting as a collective, foster carers can win change! They knocked on doors, protested and lobbied to win this landmark victory. Foster carers across the UK are now looking to Glasgow’s foster carers who have shown that by acting as a union they can use their collective power to force the council to listen to them.
Gabriels Campaign for Driver Safety on BBC News IWGB Union 2022-02-24 | Gabriel's tragic death while working for Bolt is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to safety in the gig-economy. Private hire drivers working for Bolt face the threat of violence and harassment everyday at work, and Bolt is not doing nearly enough. #GabrielsCampaignTake action and sign: iwgb.link/driver-safetyWe demand:💥 Sick pay and real support for drivers when they are recovering from incidents at work!💥 Worker status and trade union recognition so drivers have the security they need and a voice at work!💥 Subsidised security equipment like partitions and CCTV!💥 Proper functioning driver support systems and reporting mechanisms so drivers can raise issues with Bolt!💥 Basic customer ID checks!
Glasgow City Council: End the Freeze on Foster Care! IWGB Union 2022-02-15 | The foster care system is in crisis.⚠️ 23% cut to foster child allowances!⚠️ Council wasting £££ millions on private agencies!⚠️ Council refusing to meet with foster carers!Mhairi Hunter (Convener for Health and Social Care) and Susan Aitken (Leader of the Council) can fix this. It's time to invest in foster care so we can provide the best start in life for ALL children.
Sky News: Exploitation and insecure work in the pandemic IWGB Union 2022-02-15 | 📺 Watch our IWGB Cleaners and Facilities Branch member Ivan talk about the harassment he experienced at cleaning company Mitie in the Vodafone UK building.This follows an October 2021 report from Focus on Labour Exploitation in partnership with the IWGB and United Voices of the World the union, showing the increased exploitation and harassment of migrant and precarious workers during the pandemic.The report shows:❗ Nearly half surveyed workers had their wages withheld at some point.❗ 1 in 4 workers forced to take on worse terms & conditions without consultation.❗ 1 in 5 too scared to take time off sick.Read the report here: labourexploitation.org/publications/no-viable-alternatives-social-insecurity-and-risk-labour-exploitation-during-covid-19
ITV News: Ubers racist facial recognition software IWGB Union 2022-02-15 | 📢 "I've got to pay London rents. I've got four children. Once I'm deactivated, I'm self-employed so I'm not getting any benefits. If I'm not working, I'm not getting paid." - Funke on ITV news at the United Private Hire Drivers Uber strike yesterday talking about Uber's disgraceful practice of terminating drivers at the push of a button!
Uber Strike! IWGB Union 2022-02-15 | 📢 “Uber will listen to us, whether they like it or not, because this is a fight for our rights.In October 2021, striking UPHD drivers, alongside Apsana Begum MP and John McDonnell MP, marched on Uber HQ to demand fair pay, an end to unfair terminations, and an end to Uber’s racist facial recognition algorithm.
Cycling Instructors Protest - REVERSE THE CUTS! IWGB Union 2022-02-15 | 🔥🔥 Transport for London REVERSE THE CUTS 🔥🔥In September 2021 the IWGB Cycling Instructors Branch did a protest ride through central London to demand that TfL reverse cuts to the cycling instruction budget. Read more: iwgb.org.uk/en/post/cycling-instructors-protest-tfl-cuts"It is urgent that we get as many cyclists on the road as we can to help save the environment, but without us many people don't have the confidence to cycle on London's busy streets. That's why cycling instructors are so vital."-- Earlyna from IWGB Cycling Instructors Branch on why Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan needs to reverse the cuts to essential cycling instruction.Watch the video from our action on Friday and share!
Pay rise not pay cut! Interview with striking Sheffield courier IWGB Union 2022-02-15 | 📰 On 21 December 2021, striking IWGB Couriers Stuart Delivery courier Khalil was on the Owen Jones show talking about the longest gig-economy strike in UK History.Stuart Delivery CEO Damien Bon became a pandemic millionaire while workers were hit with a massive pay cut.💥 Donate to the strike fund: http://tinyurl.com/StuartStrike💥 Tell Stuart Delivery and Just Eat UK yourself that our key workers deserve a pay rise, not a pay cut!#payrisenotpaycut
Campaign launch: Justice for cleaners at London Bridge Hospital! IWGB Union 2022-02-15 | 🚨 CAMPAIGN LAUNCH: Please share to get justice for cleaners!Cleaners at multi-million private London Bridge Hospital & Compass Group are treated like second-class citizens.⚠️ Poverty pay⚠️ No sick pay so cleaners forced to work while sick⚠️ Cleaners worked through pandemic cleaning covid wards with no PPE or adequate training⚠️ Harassment by management…and that’s just the start. All this from a @HCACare private hospital that took £190 million from the NHS during the pandemic.This valentines day, we demand #Love4Cleaners! We demand:💥 £12.50/hr!💥 Same T&Cs as directly employed colleagues incl. proper sick pay and access to hospital facilities!💥 End the culture of bullying and harassment
Join the IWGB Solidarity Squad IWGB Union 2022-02-07 | From cleaners to couriers, from foster care workers to private hire drivers, we're getting organised. Be part of the fight back against the multi-million dollar companies eroding our rights. Join the IWGB Solidarity Squad. Every penny goes to our grassroots campaigns and legal actions to win rights for migrant and precarious workers. JOIN: iwgb.org.uk/en/page/solidarity-squad
Wilson, IWGB Cleaners & Facilities Branch Chair on Express News IWGB Union 2021-11-12 | Wilson, IWGB Cleaners & Facilities Branch Chair on Express News, talking about the recent victory at the London Elizabeth Hotel where cleaners won back £5000 of stolen wages. (Spanish Language)
Alex Marshall, President of IWGB speaks with Nick Abbot on LBC IWGB Union 2021-09-10 | Alex Marshall goes on LBC to tell Nick Abbot about IWGB couriers organising in the workplace for better pay and conditions.
The gig economy made me homeless. IWGB Union 2021-07-29 | Huge thanks to Nick for his incredible courage in giving a voice to the growing number of people being allowed to slip into street homelessness - even while they work for a living. 💛 This growing epidemic tells you everything you need to know about what happens when corporations are allowed to get away with whatever they want - why we need to get organised & #Fight4OurFrontline
IWGB President Alex Marshall on LBC Radio (15/05/2021) IWGB Union 2021-05-17 | Our President Alex Marshall talks to Clive Bull on LBC about gig worker rights.
IWGB ON SKY NEWS (Deliveroo Strike 7 April 21) IWGB Union 2021-04-08 | IWGB President Alex Marshall talks to Sky News on the morning of the historic April 7th Deliveroo Strike about riders' rights and our fights in the 'gig economy'
Talking workers rights for Uber on Times Radio Drive Time 🎧 IWGB Union 2021-03-22 | "The devil is in the detail." - Uber will keep taking drivers for a ride unless we get organised and turn this victory into real change for drivers on the ground - which is exactly what the United Private Hire Drivers branch of the IWGB is going to do. 🚗✊🚕✊🚙🎧 Listen to IWGB President Alex Marshall's interview on John Pienaar's Times Radio Drive Time 🎧Read more: iwgb.org.uk/…/iwgb-calls-on-hmrc-to-enforce-uber-su…
Yoga Teachers Unite: Laura Hancock @ Claim The Future with John McDonnell MP IWGB Union 2021-02-17 | Our Yoga Teachers Branch Chair, Laura Hancock, speaks to John McDonnell at a Claim The Future event from 2020.#YogaMeansUnionFollow our Yoga Teachers Branch!Twitter: twitter.com/IWGB_YogaInstagram: instagram.com/yogateachersunionukFacebook: facebook.com/yogateachersunionuk
Laura Hancock (YTU Chair) Speaking at Claim The Future with John McDonnell IWGB Union 2021-02-10 | Laura Hancock, Chair of IWGB's Yoga Teachers Union, speaks with John McDonnell MP at a Claim the Future event.Follow the Yoga Teachers Branch: twitter.com/IWGB_Yoga
Anonymous BBC Radio interview shows why lack of support for precarious workers is costing lives IWGB Union 2021-01-23 | "We haven't been put in a position where we are able to protect the NHS." 😷IWGB member 'Maria' is now recovering from Covid-19 having been pushed into work in a non-essential building by her employer. This powerful interview for BBC Radio 4 shows how a lack of support for precarious workers is putting lives at risk and contributing to one of the worst Covid transmission rates in the world. That's why we're calling for self-isolation subsidies to meet at least the living wage. No one with Covid-19 should be forced to choose between destitution and staying home and nothing less will stop the spread of Covid-19. Thanks Maria for your courage speaking out. The best way to #ProtecttheNHS is to #Fight4OurFrontlineTake action: https://iwgb.link/close-the-universities
Join the IWGB Holding Branch! IWGB Union 2021-01-18 | The IWGB is a member-led union, which means you take the lead. We already represent workers from a wide range of sectors and even if yours isn't one of them, you still have a place at the IWGB!Join the holding branch: iwgb.org.uk/join/otherJOIN: iwgb.org.uk/joinDONATE: iwgb.org.uk/page/donate
Boris Johnson pressed on worker Health & Safety following IWGB High Court Victory IWGB Union 2020-11-24 | 📢 Please Share! ⚖️ After our victory at the High Court the government has till Friday to appeal the or extend basic health and safety rights to thousands of frontline and gig economy workers. ✊🆘✊Thanks to Kirsten Oswald MP for pressing the PM on this. 🙏#Fight4OurFrontline #HealthAndSafety
