A-Infos (en) Britain, class war: Deliveroo couriers demand union recognition and rights in UK

Deliveroo cycle courier with his large back box interacts with a stencilled cyclist while 
out delivering in London, England, United Kingdom. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via 
Getty Images) ---- from the FT, by Madhumita Murgia: ---- Delivery couriers who work for 
Deliveroo are demanding union recognition and workers' rights... The Independent Workers 
Union of Great Britain, representing couriers in north London in a test case, is asking 
for a "voluntary recognition agreement" that would require the British start-up to 
negotiate worker conditions with union representatives. ---- At present the couriers are 
treated as independent contractors, a standard classification used by companies such as 
Uber and Deliveroo. ---- The action comes just weeks after two Uber drivers won a similar 
employment case in London, when a tribunal ruled they were workers entitled to benefits 
such as sick leave and occupational safety.

Jason Moyer-Lee, the IWGB's general secretary, said: "If we win, then all 
Deliveroo[couriers]will be workers and it will be the first collective bargaining 
agreement in the gig economy.

"It chips away at the bogus assumption that Deliveroo is made up of a network of 
entrepreneurs and allows us to negotiate the pay, working conditions and working rights of 
our members

http://www.classwarparty.org.uk/deliveroo-couriers-demand-union-recognition-rights-uk/#more-14803
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