The 3 Cosas campaign, the University of London Union (ULU) and the University of London branch of the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) are jointly launching a ‘Summer of Action’ to step up and win the battle for sickpay, holidays and pensions for all workers at the University of London.
For more details see https://www.facebook.com/events/184515785036985/
Outsourced workers at the University of London’s Central Administration and several of its constituent colleges such as SOAS and Birkbeck work under exploitative conditions and are entitled to paltry workplace benefits. This means that most of these workers are not offered a pension scheme that is worth buying into and receive only the legal minimum for holidays and sick pay, which results in not enough time to go home and visit family and being constrained to work while sick. This mostly immigrant workforce is campaigning to receive the same sick pay, holiday, and pension entitlements as their colleagues who work directly for the University, and in the case of SOAS, to end out-sourcing altogether.
Please take a few seconds to send a message to the University management.
Outsourced workers at the University of London are angry – not just at the bosses who still won’t give them the basic rights taken for granted by directly employed workers, but at elements of their union who haven’t given them the backing they need. They are now planning an escalation of their struggle with a summer of action.
Watch the third 3 Cosas video here – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw6E4z4Alf0
You can find more photos of Saturday’s AGM here.
Among many other items on a packed agenda, the following officials were elected, for the period of one year:
1. Chair: Henry Chango Lopez
2. Vice-Chair: Sonia Chura Escobar
3. Secretary: Jason Moyer-Lee
4. Treasurer: Yvette Bailey
5. Education: Catherine Morrissey
Do please remember though that branch decisions are to be made by the whole membership at our monthly meetings.
Come to the first Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the University of London Branch of the IWGB.
• Hear about the 3 Cosas Campaign and see the campaign’s latest video
• Elect officers for the branch
• Decide branch policy
• Sign up for training courses
Date: Saturday 18 May
Place: Room B102, Brunei Building, SOAS
Time: 15.00
Food and drinks provided
Every member has voice and vote!
This is a message sent from Turkish socialists UID DER on their May day march, to show solidarity with outsourced staff at the University of London who are involved in the 3 Cosas campaign! UID DER supporters are involved in a large-scale struggle against subcontracting-related abuses of workers’ rights in Turkey, including in the education sector.
Check out the IWGB cleaners surprise protest and occupation on 7th May 2013 against ISS at Campemini. View here
At this Saturday’s AGM there will be elections for all the branch positions, including:
as well as for representatives across all the different workplaces.
If you’re interested in any of these, just come along on Saturday, or for more information email JasonMoyer-Lee@iwgb.org.uk or call 07771783094.
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