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The **IWW Couriers' Network** is an
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[IWW](Industrial_Workers_of_the_World "wikilink") group that works with
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food delivery workers, mainly those working for UberEats and Deliveroo
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in the [UK](United_Kingdom "wikilink") and
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[Ireland](Ireland "wikilink"). Inspired by the [Black
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Friday](Black_Friday_\(Germany\) "wikilink") actions by food delivery
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workers in [Germany](Germany "wikilink") in 2017.\[1\] It was created in
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January 2018, with hundreds of members across Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow,
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Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dublin, Derry and Cork.\[2\]
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The first strike was launched on the 4th of October, 2018, when
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fast-food workers planned strike action around the same time in Chile,
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Colombia, the USA, Belgium, Italy, Germany, the Philippines, Japan and
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the UK. In London UberEats couriers and workers at Wetherspoons,
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McDonald’s and TGI Fridays struck, with some UberEats couriers and Uber
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drivers occupying Uber’s headquarters.\[3\]
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There were further small strikes in cities on the 28th of Janaury, 2019.
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There was another strike on the 25th and 26th of May, 2019 for increased
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pay per drop for deliveroo drivers and a maximum distance of 2 miles per
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drop.\[4\]
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## References
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<references />
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1. <https://iww.org.uk/news/solidarity-with-german-couriers-fighting-deliveroo/>
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2. <https://iww.org.uk/news/iww-couriers-network-launches-first-national-campaign/>
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3. <https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2019-03-04/deliveroo-strike-1-february>
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4. <https://libcom.org/news/iww-deliveroo-riders-take-wildcat-action-london-26052019> |