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Zero Hours
Zero Hours
Why inflation is not caused by workers
Dominic Alexander, the author of The Limits of Keynesianism, dissects the argument that wage rises would result in more inflation
Zero support for workers as Labour backs employers on zero-hour contracts - Counterblast
Labour's ambivalence towards workers' rights alongside its embrace of the neoliberal status quo is set to backfire, argues Lucy Nichols
Uber rebel James Farrar: ‘a great arrow in our armoury, but it’s not gonna be enough’ - interview
Driver who won case against Uber for workers’ rights and protections spoke to Yonas Makoni
Sorry We Missed You: essential viewing in a Britain broken by capitalism
Steve Jack reviews the latest film from the self-effacing firebrand and king of social realism, Ken Loach
We're not going to take it any more - statement from precarious staff at the University of Kent
Following the UCU strike against pension cuts, precarious staff at the University of Kent release a statement demanding no pay cuts for strike action for already poorly paid staff
Imperial War Museum: three years of privatised crisis
The privatisation of visitor services and security staff at the Imperial War Museum has been an utter failure
The race to the bottom - the secret life of the courier
As Deliveroo drivers take strike action, a cycle courier explains the reality of precarious work
Modern slavery finds its roots in capitalism
As Theresa May declares her intention to stamp out slavery, John Westmoreland delves into the roots of its modern form
Zero time, zero life. The secret diary of a zero hours worker
Zero hour contacts mean employees miss out on redundancy money, sick pay and pensions and can't get credit references, loans or mortgages