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John Lewis Cleaners Escalate Their Living Wage Campaign Starting with The Guardian Newspaper Offices

Posted by Justin on 27 Sep 2013 / 1 Comment

By @JustinTheLibSoc
The Independent Workers Union (IWGB) which represents cleaners in John Lewis stores in London has stated that it will step up its campaign for the London Living Wage in the run up to Christmas. Â This will include a new protests and industrial action.
Protest After â€˜Partnerâ€™ Sacked After Giving Interview toÂ The Guardian
The union will start […]

London’s Heron Tower to be rocked by Cleaners for Justice!

Posted by Justin on 10 Feb 2012 / 0 Comment

Friday 10th February at 5pm
Heron Tower, 110 Bishopsgate, EC2

Protest to Reinstate Victimised Cleaner: Alberto Durango – Justice for Cleaners Campaigner

Posted by Justin on 31 Jan 2012 / 5 Comments

23/12/11: City of London Corporation Cleaners say “OCCUPY GUILDHALL!”

Posted by Justin on 22 Dec 2011 / 6 Comments

Friday 23rd December, 6am onwards
The Guildhall
London EC2V 7HH
Cleaners staging sit in at Corporation of Londonâ€™s Guildhall over abuse of women!
Cleaners are staging a sit-in at the Corporation of Londonâ€™s Guildhall in protest at the inadequate response of their employer, the contractor Sodexo over the abusive treatment of women employees.

Guildhall Cleaners’ Strike Victory!

Posted by Justin on 16 Jul 2011 / 0 Comment

Report on strike and picket by cleaners at Guildhall (City of London) in protest at late and unpaid salaries going back months.
On Friday 15th July we met at 5:30am at Guildhall. Many people went to give solidarity, and the cleaners, who work for the subcontractor Ocean Contract Cleaning, shouted slogans such as “No pay, no […]

Dutch cleaners victory after 9 weeks sustained strike action!

Posted by Justin on 27 May 2010 / 3 Comments

Back in April whilst the UK was in Election fever, in the Netherlands the Dutch Railways cleaners went on strike, it became the longest strike in Dutch history since 1933. After 9 long weeks, mostly migrant cleaners without a great command of Dutch took on their bosses and won.

According to Willem Dekker, an organizer with […]

UBS’ bonus claiming bankers cut migrant cleaners â€œLiving Wageâ€

Posted by Justin on 23 Apr 2010 / 4 Comments

In March, what started out as just another workplace dispute inside one London office for Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) had escalated into an international campaign led by migrant workers. Today Friday 23rd AprilÂ at 5pm outside UBS Capital, 100 Liverpool Street (see map)
UBS last week announced their highest ever pre-tax profits since the credit crisis […]

Justice for UBS Cleaners Update

Posted by Justin on 23 Mar 2010 / 0 Comment

Listen to this interesting Colourful Radio interview with Henry Bonsu and Chris Ford, one of the organisers of last Friday’s Justice for UBS Cleaners international demonstration for sacked Unite shop steward Alberto Durango, and also to defend the living wage at UBS London offices.
According to reports there were between 100 and 150 people outside UBS […]

Migrant cleaners fight UBS Bank across 3 continents

Posted by Justin on 19 Mar 2010 / 7 Comments

What started out as just another workplace dispute inside one London office for Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) now has escalated into an international campaign led by migrant workers spanning 3 continents to picket UBSâ€™ offices in Zurich, New York, Buenos Aires, Kyiv and other countries.

Justice for UBS Cleaners Protest

Posted by TMP Webmanager on 12 Feb 2010 / 0 Comment

As Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) announce quarterly profits of Â£772 million this week, cleaning workers and their supporters will be demonstrating at their London offices on Friday 12th February.
The demonstration is in protest at attacks on workersâ€™ pay and the dismissal of Alberto Durango, the cleanersâ€™ now former shop-steward.

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