Gig economy

The lecturers are fighting back: reports from UCU strike day 1

As lecturers at 60 universities around the country began eight days of strike action, Counterfire activists reported from picket lines on day one of the strike
University lecturers are gearing up for next week's strike

Preparations for the eight-day UCU strike starting 25 November are underway, reports Graham Kirkwood
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
Fast food, pub and delivery workers strike across the country

The Fast Food Shutdown - #FFS410 - sees TGI Fridays, McDonalds and Wetherspoons workers strike in nine workplaces, joined by UberEats couriers in at least six cities

As lecturers at 60 universities around the country began eight days of strike action, Counterfire activists reported from picket lines on day one of the strike