Unions woo capital's bike couriers: Rival groups are competing for the organisation of dispatch riders in an effort to improve pay and conditions
Submitted by wojtek on Oct 30 2013 11:05
Article from The Guardian April 9, 1990 about the libertarian direct action union the Despatch Industry Workers Union.
Review of "The Couriers are revolting"
A review of The Couriers are revolting! The Despatch Industry Workers Union, 1989-92 (Kate Sharpley Library, £1.50) from the Australian publication Rebel Worker Vol.19 No.5 (167) Oct.-Nov. 2000.
The couriers are revolting! The Despatch Industry Workers Union, 1989-1992
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 6 2007 15:35
An excellent and inspiring pamphlet about London's Despatch Industry Workers Union (DIWU). A radical, self-organised and direct action-oriented grouping, it lasted three years, and here the author recounts its history and analyses its successes, failures and lessons for other workers.
