United Voices of the World (UVW) trade union have occupied the reception at Ministry of Justice HQ in London in solidarity with UVW cleaners striking over pay and unfair working conditions. A short video from MoJ occupation: The simultaneous cleaners’ strikes are currently taking place at the Ministry of Justice, Health Care America and The
The Bank of New York Mellon have given in to the pay demand from Latin American cleaners after a formal claim declaring potential strike action was handed in to their Canary Wharf office. The trade unionists, organised with grassroots group the United Voices of the World, will now be paid the London Living Wage of £10.20
Following on from intimidatory efforts by bosses at Cineworld’s Picturehuse subsidiary, including redundancies which critics say seem aimed at scaring union organisers into silence, pickets are going strong tonight in the second day of strike action to win the London Living Wage and basic rights. The 12-month campaign has seen solidarity from all over the
Union activists who have been campaigning to get Picturehouse Cinemas to negotiate on implementing a living wage in London got a nasty little surprise when they came into work on Friday, after the Hackney branch covered its front door with a giant “we’re hiring” advert. And adding insult to injury the firm was bragging about its
I wanted to talk about the oppression of black people, the racism I have faced here but I realize the narrative is already out there if you have been listening
The brutal murder of George Floyd has once again forced police violence and racism into the public spotlight.
I was part of a group of people who attended the assembly at Windrush Square, Brixton yesterday. It initially started with around 200 people who gathered together for the Black Lives Matter protest.
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