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London IWW GMB report on the #IWW #Cleaners' demonstration for a living wage at John Lewis

London IWW GMB report on the #IWW #Cleaners' demonstration for a living wage at John Lewis

Report by a member of the London IWW General membership Branch about the IWW Cleaners’ protest at John Lewis on Saturday 23 June: IWW Cleaners Protest at John Lewis Oxford St. Store On Saturday 23 June over a hundred people…

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#IWW #Cleaners' #Protest at #JohnLewis, 23 June 3PM

#IWW #Cleaners' #Protest at #JohnLewis, 23 June 3PM

Come to a lively protest to stand in solidarity with the cleaners at John Lewis. John Lewis, 300 Oxford Street, London, W1A 1EX (Click here for Facebook Event Page) The cleaners are demonstrating because they are…. 1) All on the…

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LSE Cleaners protest against Bullying and Pay Cuts – London

LSE Cleaners protest against Bullying and Pay Cuts – London

Article and pictures by Peter Marshall – reposted with permission of the author (please click here for original article and pictures on Demotix) LSE Cleaners protest against Bullying and Pay Cuts – London Cleaners in the IWW trade union employed at the…

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#Iraq: end harassment of Oil #Union Activists | #UnionBusting

#Iraq: end harassment of Oil #Union Activists | #UnionBusting

This is a letter of protest to the Iraq government who continue to interfere with internal Union affairs. We the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) write to you to call for an end to the harassment against Trade Union…

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Antiraids Campaign Legal 'bust card' for UKBA checks and raids

Antiraids Campaign Legal 'bust card' for UKBA checks and raids

The Antiraids Campaign in London, which is fighting to defend migrants against xenophobic UK Border Agency raids, has published a series of Bust Cards in various languages so migrants can learn about their rights when facing a UKBA bust. The…

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URGENT PROTEST!!! Justice for the #IWW #Cleaners at #LSE! Weds 13, 1PM

URGENT PROTEST!!! Justice for the #IWW #Cleaners at #LSE! Weds 13, 1PM

Come and stand in solidarity with the cleaners at the London School of Economics on Wednesday 13 June 2012, from 1PM – 2:30PM London School of Economics, Houghton St, City of Westminster, WC2A 2AE (click for map). Click here for…

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UNISON did not win us the London Living Wage

UNISON did not win us the London Living Wage

TELL THE TRUTH AND SHAME THE DEVIL is the old saying and in that tradition this statement from St Georges, Univeristy of London Cleaners should be widely circulated: “We, the cleaners at St George’s are writing to inform you that the…

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St Georges, Cleaners, Say Yes to the Living Wage! No to a cut in hours!

St Georges, Cleaners, Say Yes to the Living Wage! No to a cut in hours!

Cleaners at St Georges, University of London, have won the London Living Wage from August.  But the cleaners are not celebrating yet and are still fighting as they face a threat of a wage cut by a reduction in their hour…

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UNISON Actively Undermining IWW Living Wage Campaign at St George's

UNISON Actively Undermining IWW Living Wage Campaign at St George's

  Dear Fellow workers, Rumours and unofficial statements are being made regarding major gains in our dispute at St Georges – University of London. So far Ocean the cleaning contractor are refusing to talk to our union.   A leafleting…

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