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From The Socialist newspaper, 17 April 2019
Deliveroo workers protest at firm's Nottingham roadshow
Deliveroo workers organised by IWGB protesting at the firm's Nottingham roadshow, 13.4.19, photo by Pete Watson (Click to enlarge)
Deliveroo riders and supporters protested in Nottingham on 13 April at the company's 'roadshow' in the city centre.
Deliveroo is spending a fortune handing out free food and vouchers to promote itself. This is an insult when the bosses refuse to deal with the riders' poor pay and conditions.
Greg Howard is the branch chair of the Nottingham Riders' Network, part of the IWGB trade union. He told the Socialist that they were there to make sure their demands were heard.
These demands include a fixed-distance rate of £1 a mile, and paid restaurant waiting time of £10 an hour. A transparent disciplinary procedure is also needed, rather than staff being laid off without valid reason.
Pete Watson, Nottingham Socialist Party
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In The Socialist 17 April 2019:
What we think
Tories facing electoral meltdown - but only a socialist alternative to austerity can finish them off
News
£100 billion for bosses - cuts for us.
Assange arrest: US and allied governments seeking revenge for exposing dirty wars
Labour looks to Bank of England to stall house prices
No-fault evictions ban, but cuts leave tenants vulnerable
Labour needs socialist policies to solve "climate emergency"
Minimum wage
20 years of the minimum wage: Fight for a real living wage for every worker
Workplace news
Newham bin workers ballot for strikes
Arriva Rail North cleaners fight bosses' punitive pay arrears
School staff demand action on pay and testing at NEU conference
Deliveroo workers protest at firm's Nottingham roadshow
PCS union: vital local strikes and a national pay ballot - vote for a fighting leadership
Unison union: right wing tries to block campaigning - elect a socialist leadership
International socialist news and analysis
Sudan: No to rule of the generals!
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
Labour councils must act now to save our schools!
Council elections - an opportunity to present a socialist alternative to cuts
Activists rally in fight for more council housing and against high rents
Youth climate strikes: Democratic organisation and socialist policies needed
Opinion
Engels' classic essential for understanding socialist ideas old and 'new'
Real life on Universal Credit: "As soon as I get billed for my electric, I'm finished"
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