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.
Check out yesterday’s piece on BBC London News, where IWGB members speak on proposals by the Green Party to make the LLW mandatory – http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01s9dgc/?t=14m20s.
There’s also footage of demos at Clifford Chance and at the Barbican.
The cleaners at Birkbeck are facing a cut in hours of 15 minutes a day each, as a result of the new contract that the college awarded to Ocean last December that changed the requirements to clean the non-public offices from every day to just once every two days. For the cleaners, most of whom work just two hours a day for Birkbeck and have to work several jobs to survive, this is a significant cut. Before any deductions they will lose around £10 each week from a weekly income of just £85.50.
Please sign and share the petition – https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/birkbeck-say-yes-to-a-clean-university-and-justice-for-the-cleaners.
The IWGB has entered discussions with BBW (currently in charge of the University’s facilities management contract) regarding a voluntary recognition agreement. BBW says they will consider recognition when we reach a certain membership threshold. We’re almost there!
Check out yesterday’s IWGB action against Capgemini and ISS. The cleaners are fighting against the cuts, racism, and for the London Living Wage.
You can find full details here.
Our first AGM is coming up soon – Saturday May 18 at 3pm. All members are of course invited to attend, but please do come along too if you are just interested in the IWGB and want to find out more.
Full details to follow soon – or email JasonMoyer-Lee@iwgb.org.uk for the latest…
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