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UBEREATS couriers in Glasgow went on strike yesterday, saying their meagre piece rates mean they’re paid less than the minimum wage.
The gig economy workers gathered outside the company’s office on Buchanan Street after UberEats scrapped a “boost” to the basic rate of pay.
UberEats couriers are paid £2.80 per delivery, rising to around £4 if they have to travel longer distances, but this so-called boost has been dramatically reduced or done away with altogether in Glasgow, according to the Couriers Network union.
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CWU leader DAVE WARD tells Ben Chacko a strategy to unite workers on class lines is needed – and sectoral collective bargaining must be at its heart
Ben Chacko talks to RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY about how the key to fixing broken Britain lies in collective sectoral bargaining, restoring unions’ ability to take solidarity strike action and bringing about the much-vaunted ‘wave of insourcing’