Review of Cyberboss by @benwray1989.bsky.social . eomail5.com/web-version?...

Review of Craig Gent's @vivaharehills.bsky.social important book on algorithmic management, Cyber Boss. I have some differences of opinion to Craig on the approach of unions but I really appreciate the fact he's written a proper polemic that gives us something to debate. eomail5.com/web-version?...

'Dynamic pay on platforms such as Uber should be banned, says TUC' ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/jame...

Being a tenant in the private sector rather than a home-owner takes two and a half weeks off your life EVERY YEAR. Rentierism kills.

There are more people in Spain who own multiple properties than there are people who own one property. A country increasingly divided between landlords and tenants.

A historic 3-day strike of Glovo food delivery couriers took place over the weekend across Spain. It was the first since they became employees last July. I spoke to Carlos Sola, one of the organisers of the strike from @ccoociudadania.bsky.social, to find out more ⬇️ eomail5.com/web-version?...

Important 3-day strike of Glovo food delivery couriers begins tonight across Spain. It's the first national strike since they became employees last July. The union, @ccoociudadania.bsky.social, say Glovo has moved from bogus self-employment to bogus employment. Will have a report on Monday.

At a petrol station in Oñati, Basque Country: 'wars of the imperialists, misery for the workers'

'Microsoft and DigitalEurope, a lobby group whose members include Amazon, Google and Meta, secured a secrecy provision in EU law to block public access to critical information on data centres’ environmental impact'. Scandalous & against the EU's own laws. www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/big-te...

Die Uber-Lobby versucht die Umsetzung der EU-Plattform-Richtlinie so zu beeinflussen, dass Arbeitnehmer ihre Arbeitsrechte nicht einfordern können und in jahrelangen Gerichtsverfahren aufgerieben werden. Der Europäische Gewerkschaftsbund @etuc-ces.bsky.social liefert neue Rezepte dagegen.

All wars are also class wars, & the Iran war is no different. In the gig economy, drivers are taking the full hit of rising fuel prices, reducing their take-home pay significantly. Uber & co have so far offered workers nothing by way of relief for rising costs. eomail5.com/web-version?...

The UK is not really a sovereign country.

If there is an agreement on this basis, it's the end of US hegemony in the Middle East, because Iran will police the Strait permanently. Iran will have come out of this war in a much stronger position than it started. In other words, Iran will have won.

Never forget that this was the official stance from Brussels 12 hours ago. Consistently on the wrong side of history.

If the US or Israel use nukes on Iran, everything needs to stop. Global general strike until Trump and Netanyahu are in the Hague.

You couldn't have a better illustration of how the legal system is failing workers than this, shocking... bsky.app/profile/mell...

Its actually quite terrifying to think what the US and Israel are capable of in this war. If this is how desperate Trump is now, imagine if this goes on for a month, or even six months, longer. Not sure the use of a nuke has ever been closer in post-WW2 era. They must be stopped!

Interesting things happening in Italy. A criminal investigation into illegal labour practices at Glovo & Deliveroo may be extended to the big fast-food chains which systematically use platforms and are therefore complicit in their labour exploitation. Latest newsletter: eomail5.com/web-version?...

Where are the leaders willing to speak out against Trump and say 'enough of the genocidal talk, respect Iran and give diplomacy a chance'? Spineless European leaders should never have allowed this sort of rhetoric to become normalised, it puts us all on a path to destruction.

Counter-app (4/4): The Platform Work Directive The Counter-app series explores how app-based workers can counter the power of their algorithmic bosses. Each episode is based on cutting-edge research by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) on platform work and how workers are resisting di

The final episode of the Counter-App podcast series looks at the EU Platform Work Directive: What is the most worker-friendly way to transpose it into national law? Have a listen! bsky.app/profile/etui...

remarkable how every investor in this FT piece basically says: a state that heavily controls capital, with a central bank subordinated to government priorities, is a safer heaven in the new geopolitical reality of petrowars www.ft.com/content/7221...

The bitter whine of someone who knows he's lost the war and lost control of the Middle East.

This war may well be the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel age.

A week-long strike of Wolt riders in Cyprus shows just how brutal the food delivery industry is. Riders faced police violence, threats to their right to work, robo-firings, bonuses for strike breakers...I spoke to one of the riders to find out more 👇 eomail5.com/web-version?...

Iran is allowing Spanish transit through the Strait of Hormuz, on the basis that it considers Spain a country committed to international law. It's morally and economically sound for other European countries to start showing the same commitment, pronto.

The real nuclear threat has always been the one country that has actually used nuclear weapons: the United States. The future of humanity depends on stopping them.

Very impressive Scottish Economics Festival in Edinburgh. I'll be on tomorrow night talking capitalism and war - get tickets @scoteconfest.bsky.social.

General strike in the Basque Country today! Motorways are blocked! For a minimum monthly income of €1,500 and for the minimum wage to be decided in the Basque Country, not at state level ✊✊✊ #M17GrebaOrokorra #HuelgaGeneralPaisVasco bsky.app/profile/labb...

Looking forward to speaking at this on Saturday night about capitalism and war. Get a ticket if you are going to be around Edinburgh - we have a lot to talk about! bsky.app/profile/scot...

Have a listen to the latest episode of Counter-App! We look at the story of Sebastian Galassi, a rider who died at work and was 'robo-fired' almost 24 hours later. bsky.app/profile/etui...

Counter-app (3/4): Platform Work is dangerous link: www.etuc.org/sites/defaul... Time stamps: 00:00 to 00:48: Introduction 00:49 to 08:10: Part 1: Sebastian Galassi’s story 08:11 to 14:01: Part 2: Psycho-social hazards 14:02 to 18:37: Part 3: How can we ensure health & safety in platform work? 18

I've written a trade union guide to the EU Platform Work Directive for the European Trade Union Confederation @etuc-ces.bsky.social. This guide is intended to be a practical resource for workers and activists who are seeking to influence the transposition of PWD across the 27 EU member-states. 🧵

Acid rain over a city larger than London. Get these war criminals Trump, Rubio, Hegseth, Netanyahu to the Hague! bsky.app/profile/fare...

Just finished this on the bus home (sadly still got over an hour left, and no more reading material!). Takes on a lot of meaty subjects like multipolarity, the end of the neoliberalism and the modern nature of imperialism. Definitely gets you thinking. bsky.app/profile/haym...

Tomorrow's wrap-around front page of The National. This is the human cost. As the UK Government talks a big game of being ready to join the US and Israel in war, over 150 families are mourning their children. Their little girls were mostly aged 7-12.

A historically unpopular war with mid-terms coming up means the US-Israel war on Iran can be defeated.

I'm in Brussels and came across this huge banner for an arms fair. Flaunting militarism is the mood of the times I guess. Make Selling Arms Taboo Again!

Sánchez in June: "If we had accepted 5%, Spain would have to spend by 2035 an extra 300 billion euros on defence. Where would it come from? From cuts in health & education.” That's what Trump and Merz were demanding today in the White House: that Spain sacrifices it's public services for bombs.

Merz nodding along while Trump promises a trade embargo on Spain shows trans-atlantic unity is prioritised over European unity. Keep that in mind the next time someone advocates deeper European defence integration.

This should be an inflection point. Think about what Trump is saying: 'we cut off all trade if you don't let us use your territory to illegally bomb other countries'. Spain must shutdown the US bases now and tell Trump 'do your worst'. No pasaran! bsky.app/profile/atru...

Today has been a clear demonstration of the dangers of having US military bases on your territory. Europe is filled with such bases. It's time to start getting rid of them. Spain could make the first step by closing the Rota naval station and Morón air base.

Not seen one Western leader say a word about Israel blowing up a school in Iran full of students. If it happened in Israel or in Ukraine you wouldn't hear about anything else. When you're killed by a Western ally, you are a non-person, barely considered human by our politicians.

It's surreal that the US has launched a regime change war, very explicitly aiming to overthrow the Iranian govt, and the response of European politicians is to call on IRAN to de-escalate. It's like they are participating in a cartoon version of politics, adjacent to reality.

We need a global movement against US imperialism. The world faces no bigger threat.

A European Union Commissioner is going to sit on Trump's 'Board of Peace', a colonial instrument to rule over the ruins of Gaza. Don't let anyone ever tell you again that the EU defends democracy, international law and human rights.

I’ve written a manual for @etuc-ces.bsky.social on platform work and health & safety. There’s nothing more important than life, and the way platform work is typically organised is systematically putting platform workers’ lives at risk. The story of Sebastian Galassi summed this up for me🧵

This is what European elites in Munich gave a standing ovation for? Because he didn't say really mean words about Europe, unlike Vance and Trump? Pathetic.

This isn't going to magically reverse course. AI has put rocket-boosters on the rise of plutocratic rule.

"thanks to a wobbly economy and AI, professionals are being proletarianized. Their skills are being deskilled by algorithms, and their specialized knowledge is being commodified into a training set for the next iteration of ChatGPT." jacobin.com/2026/02/clas...