Peter RileyJun 25, 2025

https://iww.org.uk/news/first-win-for-iww-claimants-union/

#ClaimantsUnion #iww #LaborMovement #Organize #Plymouth #Solidarity #UnemployedWorkers #Unions #Unwaged

First win for IWW Claimants' Union! - Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

The Claimants' Union of the Industrial Workers of the World has won our first fight! An IWW member recently approached the union about her Council Tax Support. Plymouth City Council had decided the extra Universal Credit she gets due to her disability counted as “income”, meaning she'd be charged more than £400 extra in council tax every year. 

Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
Peter RileyJun 5, 2025

https://iww.org.uk/news/pride-in-our-class-new-iww-claimants-union/

#ClaimantsUnion #iww #Labormovement #organize #solidarity #unemployedworkers #unions #unwaged

Pride in our Class: New IWW Claimants’ Union. - Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

Prompted by the state’s relentless assault on the poor, members of the IWW have formed a Claimants’ Union, open to all workers wholly or partially dependant on benefits, in or out of work. This will include pensioners, trainees, unemployed, disabled,…

Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)