Tag Archives: Picturehouse Living Wage

Workplace round-up for early August: Upcoming cleaners’ strikes and more

Posted on August 5, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

A quick round-up of a few upcoming dates and recent(ish) stories: Cleaners organising through the United Voices of the World union will be striking at Kensington & Chelsea Council and the Ministry of Justice from Tuesday 7th August-Thursday 9th, demanding … Continue reading →

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Early July round-up of workplace news, and antifascist and prisoner resources

Posted on July 12, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

A quick round-up of workplace news: The Friday 13th strike of Deliveroo riders comes as part of a wider wave of international riders’ struggles, with other similar developments including a strike in Paris this week. The IWGB are also busy … Continue reading →

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Deliverave, Sundance strike, and cleaners breaking the bank: workplace news round-up for late May

Posted on May 29, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

A quick update on a few ongoing workplace disputes: Construction workers in Deeside, just over the Welsh border from Liverpool and Chester, are set to protest against low wages on Wednesday 30th May. The Picturehouse living wage campaign continues with … Continue reading →

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Mid-May round-up for workplace organising and upcoming events

Posted on May 20, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

A quick round-up of workplace organising, upcoming events and other news: Picturehouse workers have voted to take further strike action in their long-running living wage dispute, although no specific dates have been announced yet. Similarly, the United Voices of the … Continue reading →

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TGI Strikedays: class struggle and events round-up for early May

Posted on May 6, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

A quick update on ongoing workplace and social struggles, and a few upcoming events: Recent notable developments have included the strikes that took place at five McDonald’s stores on May Day, the indefinite strike in Bromley libraries ending with workers … Continue reading →

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Early March round-up of repression and social struggles

Posted on March 4, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

A quick round-up of legal/repression related news, and other notes of interest: There’s a few political court cases going on at the moment. In Glasgow, on Thursday March 8th, an IWW member will be up in court after having been … Continue reading →

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All out for seven days at Picturehouse cinemas, escalating action at unis, and more on Universal Credit and Women’s Aid

Posted on February 16, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

A few notes on ongoing struggles and upcoming events: After the postponement of their previous strike action, workers at Picturehouse Cinemas will now be walking out for a full seven days to demand a living wage, and in defiance of … Continue reading →

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Updates from the Picturehouse, Lee Hecht Harrison, LSE and University of London disputes

Posted on January 21, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

A round-up of a few recent developments in some ongoing workplace disputes: At Picturehouse, staff have been intimidated into postponing most of their scheduled strike dates thanks to a shocking lockout threat from the company, which would have required workers … Continue reading →

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Workplace round-up for mid-January

Posted on January 13, 2018 by nothingiseverlost

The first few weeks of the year have already seen a fair bit of industrial action across the country, with more on the way. Perhaps the biggest workplace win has been the news that McDonalds’ workers are to get their … Continue reading →

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Updates on the Picturehouse and Lee Hecht Harrison disputes – 14 December and beyond

Posted on December 13, 2017 by nothingiseverlost

Thursday 14 December is set to be a busy day in London – while workers at five Picturehouse cinemas will be striking for the living wage and holding a united demo at Hackney Picturehouse, cleaners at financial firm Lee Hecht … Continue reading →

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