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Release Assange!
by New Worker correspondent
OVER a hundred doctors and two Australian MPs are calling for the release of Julian Assange, who is being held in London’s Belmarsh prison whilst awaiting hearings that could lead to his extradition to the USA where he faces life imprisonment on bogus espionage charges.
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Release Assange!
The Chilli Squid on Wheels strike
by New Worker correspondent
LAST FRIDAY evening, the small non-TUC union, the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), organised a boycott of oriental fast food chain Wagamama in Sheffield and York by Deliveroo delivery cyclists. IWGB is protesting against at the fact Deliveroo in both cities recently made changes to how their app functions, which in many cases has effectively resulted in a 50 per cent pay cut to well below minimum wage.
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The Chilli Squid on Wheels strike