From gig worker to union leader

Jan 18, 2021 · 38m 37s
From gig worker to union leader
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The Gig Economy Project speaks to Alex Marshall, new President of the Industrial Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and former delivery courier. They discuss: - 1:56: Alex's eventful 2020...

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The Gig Economy Project speaks to Alex Marshall, new President of the Industrial Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and former delivery courier. They discuss:

- 1:56: Alex's eventful 2020

- 8:54: A new generation of trade union leadership

- 12:21: The IWGB: Organising the 'unorganisable'

- 16:00: The evolution of the gig economy

- 21:30: The IWGB's health and safety in the gig economy court victory

- 24:44: Algorithmic control in the gig economy

- 27:21: Stuart delivery workers strike in Plymouth

- 29:40: Platform companies' over-supply of labour

- 35:10: The importance of internationalism
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Author The Gig Economy Project
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