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E-Food riders took strike action across a number of cities in Greece on 12 February 2026. The strikes in Athens, Thessaloniki, Volos and Kalamata followed stoppages on November 28-29. The Attica union was one of several organisations representing riders which were behind the action. They demanded: E-Food is a brand of Delivery Hero, the German […]

The first trade union organisation created specifically for platform workers in Romania was launched on 20 October 2025.  The National Trade Union Bloc (BNS) announced that the new organisation, the Digital Platform Workers’ Union (SLPD), will be constituted in every part of the country and will represent all platform workers, on-location and those working remotely.  […]

A wildcat strike of Uber and Bolt ride hail drivers was described by the organiser, a content creator and driver, as the largest ever in Poland. Serhii Mykhailiuk, a Ukrainian migrant who is the creator of the popular TikTok channel ‘Beer Not Allowed’, claimed that about 10,000 drivers took action across the country in May […]

The Lithuanian Platform Workers’ Trade Union (LPDPS) was launched in May 2025. It is the result of a merger between the former Courier Association and the Bolt drivers, who were seeking recognition of their labour relations.  The LPDPS works to ensure that workers on digital platforms are free from exploitation and discrimination, that they can […]

Taxi drivers blocked roads and went on a ‘go slow’ in the centre of Dublin on the evening of 3 December 2025, in just the latest protest against Uber’s introduction of an ‘upfront’ fares policy. In Ireland, fare prices in the taxi sector are supposed to be regulated by the National Transport Authority (NTA), which […]

Food delivery couriers in Budapest organised a mass protest in November 2025 against worsening working conditions. Gergely “Greg” Tóth from the ‘Hungarian Middle League – League of Couriers’ said that their purchasing power had fallen by 40-50 per cent over the past four years. Tóth added that out of every 9 Forints the riders made, […]

Lieferando (Just Eat Takeaway) fired all of its riders in July 2025. The shock move saw 1,000 riders and 65 operational staff lose their jobs, as the company moves to a ‘self-employed’ model in the central European country.  The mass firing came despite the fact that Lieferando Austria had previously singed collective agreements with the […]

In October 2022, a trade union of digital labour platform workers has been established in Poland for the first time. Thanks to the commitment of Konfederacja Pracy (Confederation of Labour), a member organisation of OPZZ, workers in pyszne.pl (a food delivery platform similar to Uber eats) established the first trade union organisation in this sector […]

The Digital Platform Workers Trade Union (SRDP in Croatian) was set up in September 2021 with SSSH’s help. The SRDP provides support to workers in platforms by organising training events, encouraging the exchange of best practices and fostering a political discussion on the wider aspects of work in platform companies. In Autumn 2021, the SRDP […]