Nederlandse versie The fight against Hossein Akef’s exploitation of workers continues. Even though he lost the court case in an attempt to silence us and his ex employees (Recht.nl), the Lupi Man has decided to appeal the court’s decision. He can prepare for another loss. We are continuing actions against this business, and will continue […]

Nederlandse versie The struggle against Lupi has not been forgotten about. Since our day in court with Akef in October, we’ve kept our publishing about the dispute to a minimum, working in the background, but working nonetheless. We didn’t approach media, didn’t carry out actions, and kept our website down during the negotiations as a […]

Nederlandse versie There is a schism in political activism between direct action and legal action. Official unions and government bodies usually insist on the legal route as a rule, while we as a grassroots union go for the direct. The strength of direct action is that it grabs public attention, and therefore moves the dispute […]

Nederlandse versie 27th August – 13h – Spuiplein, The Hague Stand up against exploitation! Getting paid below the minimum wage, forced to work unpaid overtime and even to pay 290 euros out of your own pockets for a ‘training course’. Enough is enough! Together with six courageous former employees, the DIY trade union Horeca United […]

Nederlandse versie Right now, Horeca United is campaigning against Lupi Coffee (read the full story here). We asked two of the workers, Theodore and Niklas, to share their experiences. This is what they said: Theodore   My name is Theodore, I’m 30 years old. I finished my studies in Greece and then decided to move to […]