Tag Archives: Picturehouse Living Wage

Workplace round-up for early August

Posted on August 5, 2017 by

Once again, there’s a lot going on. In London, employees at two McDonald’s stores are balloting for strike action over working conditions and bullying of union members, which has to be the biggest action at a UK McDonald’s since at … Continue reading →

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July 29th: national day of action against union-busting at Picturehouse

Posted on July 26, 2017 by

A call-out has gone out for Saturday 29th July to be a national day of action against Picturehouse/Cineworld, the cinema chain that recently suspended four workers for being involved in an organising campaign to demand the living wage. The organisers … Continue reading →

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Mid-July round-up: workplace struggles and other movement news

Posted on July 22, 2017 by

A round-up of news from workplace disputes and social struggles: Cleaners at the London School of Economics are celebrating after Alba, a worker who was sacked, has had her dismissal overturned. This was the last outstanding issue in the dispute … Continue reading →

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Early July round-up of workplace and repression news

Posted on July 5, 2017 by

Another quick round-up of ongoing workplace and legal/repression stuff: The Woolwich Ferry dispute, which has been running since last winter, has been resolved in what the unions are describing as a victory, with the two managers at the heart of … Continue reading →

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Picturehouse strike action on Saturday

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

Saturday July 1st will see a big walk around Central London, featuring an autonomous bloc organised by Plan C, but it’ll also see strike action in the ongoing campaign for a living wage and against victimisation of union members at … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Picturehouse Living Wage events, and radical bloc for July 1st

Posted on June 27, 2017 by

At the start of this month, Picturehouse Cinemas suspended several workers involved in union organising efforts. This has provoked a strong response, with daily community pickets being mounted outside the Ritzy cinema in Brixton. As part of that ongoing response, … Continue reading →

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Late June round-up of workplace, legal and other news

Posted on June 25, 2017 by

A quick roundup of ongoing struggles and upcoming events: At SOAS, an occupation’s just ended after occupiers received confirmation that: The refectory will remain open, and staff redundancies have been reversed. All catering staff will be moved onto the better … Continue reading →

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