Better Than Zero

19/03/2024

Shaping the Future – Climate change training for young workers
Friday, 22 March 2024 | 10am - 4pm | STUC, 8 Landressy Street, Glasgow

Join us at the STUC Building in Bridgeton, Glasgow for an all-day training event where we will cover:
- Understanding climate change
- Who makes the decisions that impact our planet?
- Mitigation vs. Adaptation: How much can we mitigate and where must we adapt.
- How to influence what is happening if your workplaces and communities.

Delivered by Pattiesmuir training and supported by the STUC Young Workers Project, this training is aimed at young workers and trade unionists aged 35 and under. Suitable for all levels of engagement and understanding of climate change.

Lunch provided.

To sign up go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shaping-the-future-climate-change-training-for-young-workers-tickets-852101597817
For more information email: [email protected]

Learn more about climate change, who makes the decisions that impact our planet and how you can have an impact in your workplaces.

12/01/2024

Not only have BrewDog ditched their commitment to pay workers a Real Living Wage during a cost-of-living crisis, they’re also spinning this real-terms pay cut as an ‘increase’.

What they actually mean is that workers will only be paid the legal minimum wage.

16/12/2023

By coming together, getting organised, and unionising, hospitality workers at The Stand have won the basic terms and security that all workers deserve.

Nobody should have to put up with any less than this. If you’re interested in getting organised, whatever industry you work in, get in touch with us.

07/12/2023

A new study by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has laid bare the plight of young workers in the UK, with precarity and poverty pay being shockingly prevalent.

We want to hear from young workers about how this affects their lives, and we're here to help if you want to push for better terms at work.

27/11/2023

New research by ACAS has found that three in five workers are unaware of the rights of people on zero hours’ contracts. Only one in ten were found to be ‘fully aware’ of these rights.

Far too often, we hear from workers whose employers are avoiding their obligations on wages, holiday pay, and other basic rights. Many zero-hours workers don’t even receive their employment terms in writing, meaning their bosses can just make up terms on the fly.

If you’re on a zero-hours contract and are unsure of your rights, or if you’re concerned your employer isn’t meeting their obligations, we want to hear from you.

23/11/2023

The increase in the minimum wage is a response to immense pressure from workers and unions throughout the cost-of-living crisis, and doesn’t go far enough.

£11.44 is still below a real living wage - which, it’s worth remembering, is the bare minimum of what workers need to live on.

We also desperately need wage increases to be combined with strengthened rights and protections for all workers, including an end to zero-hours contracts and other exploitative practices.

The government are panicking, and are tossing scraps. We need to keep pushing.

22/11/2023

In a major setback for the struggle against exploitation in the gig economy, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that Deliveroo riders are not employees.

More than ever, we desperately need strengthened employment laws which extend rights and protections to all workers, including those in bogus self-employment like Deliveroo riders.

Workers in Scotland and across the world have shown incredible resilience and determination in this fight, and this judgement won’t stop them.

16/11/2023

During the cost-of-living crisis, workers across Scotland have secured over £4 BILLION by getting organised and demanding more from their bosses.

The lesson from this is simple - organising works.

If you’re interested in getting organised and unionising at work, get in touch with Better than Zero for free and confidential advice.

🚨 NEW: Workers win £4 billion through industrial action

💷 Ahead of a major trade union conference this Saturday, the STUC reveals workers in Scotland have won more than £4 billion in pay and pensions during the cost-of-living crisis.

09/11/2023

More and more bosses are forcing their workers to register as self-employed in order to avoid their obligations as employers.

The result is an impoverished, vulnerable, exploited workforce.

Get in touch to tell us about your experiences, or for help getting organised.

07/11/2023

Today Amazon workers in Coventry begin a 3-day strike, fighting for fair pay and union recognition, and will strike again on Black Friday. A strike ballot for workers in Birmingham is also being held today.

The fight against exploitation at Amazon is escalating and spreading. If you're working for Amazon in Scotland and want to join the fight, get in touch with us.