Protests will be held Britain-wide on March 2nd to denounce US based company Maximus and its takeover of the Work Capability Assessment, previously run by the French IT company ATOS. In Edinburgh demonstrators are set to descend on the Maximus Assessment Centre in Argyle House on Lady Lawson Street from 1pm onwards on Monday. The day of action has…Read moreRead more
Protests to besiege Maximus in Work Capability Assessment storm
Solidarity with Unemployed Activist Arrested for Representing a jobseeker: Day of Action at Jobcentres Britain-wide 25 February 2015
Solidarity protest at Arbroath Job Centre Scottish Unemployed Workers Network activist Tony Cox was arrested on 29th January after Arbroath Jobcentre management called police to stop him representing a vulnerable jobseeker. We urge you to join a Day of Action on 25th February at Jobcentres round Britain to show your solidarity. We must fight back…Read moreRead more
SHUT DOWN WORKFARE EXPLOITER SALVATION ARMY
11am onwards Sat 31st January at Salvation Army charity shop, 36 Earl Grey Street, by Tollcross, Edinburgh EH3 9BN (Earl Grey St is an extension of Lothian Rd, its the last block before Tollcross – 10 minutes walk from west end of Princes St.) The Salvation Army are a notorious user of the government…Read moreRead more
Demonstrators shut down workfare provider Learndirect in Edinburgh
9th October, Edinburgh: Demonstrators shut down workfare contractor Learndirect, as the company cancelled its session for jobseekers forced onto the government’s compulsory work-for-your-benefits programmes. Learndirect’s office in Conference House, Morrison Street was besieged by around 60 protesters denouncing the slave labour schemes. Learndirect are owned by giant private equity firm LDC, in turn part of…Read moreRead more
SHOP A WORKFARE EXPLOITER! Forced to work for benefits ? Fight back!
Tollcross, Edinburgh Salvation Army shop besieged by anti workfare protesters Tell Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty the names of any charity or company using the exploiting workfare schemes. You can do this anonymously, and we never reveal our sources. We will contact the workfare user and explain why they should stop. If they don’t, we can…Read moreRead more