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Gig economy riders for the app-based meal delivery platform Deliveroo are set to join strikes in five U.K. cities Wednesday over pay and working conditions. Union organisers expect hundreds of riders to take part in the strike, which comes amid a broader backlash against the company and others in the gig sector. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain, which represents migrant and gig workers, said socially distanced protests are planned in London, York, Reading, Sheffield and Wolverhampton to demand fair pay, safety protections and basic workers rights.
Deliveroo said this small self appointed union does not represent the vast majority of riders who tell us they value the total flexibility they enjoy.
By Alec Mattinson2021-04-07T07:51:00+01:00
UK Deliveroo riders are expected to strike over pay and conditions as unconditional trading commences in the company’s shares. Strike organisers the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain said hundreds of riders are expected to attend socially-distanced protests planned in London. (Sky News)
Goldman Sachs bought about £75m in Deliveroo shares to prop up trading in the UK food delivery group after investors shunned its market debut – the purchases by Deliveroo’s underwriters equate to nearly a quarter of the value of shares traded in the London-based group during its first two days as a public company last week. (The Financial Times £)
Socially distanced protests were held in cities including London, York, Sheffield, Reading and Wolverhampton.
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) said its members are calling for decent pay as well as improved employment rights and safety protections.
The union said supportive action was expected in Australia, France, the Netherlands, Ireland and Spain.
The action follows recent campaigns by those in the gig economy to be classed as workers and so receive better pay and conditions.
Unions won legal action recently against ride hailing firm Uber.
Alex Marshall, president of the IWGB and a former bicycle courier, said: “Deliveroo presents a false choice between flexibility and basic rights but the Uber ruling showed that, here as well as abroad, workers can have both.
UK Deliveroo riders strike over pay, gig work conditions
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April 7, 2021
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1of12Gig economy riders for app-based meal delivery platform Deliveroo demonstrate outside the companies headquarters in London, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The strike coincides with the first day of unconditional trading for Deliveroo shares, which went public last week in a stock market offering.Alastair Grant/APShow MoreShow Less
2of12Gig economy riders for app-based meal delivery platform Deliveroo demonstrate outside the company headquarters in London, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The strike coincides with the first day of unconditional trading for Deliveroo shares, which went public last week in a stock market offering.Alastair Grant/APShow MoreShow Less