The move of Senate House cleaners, other outsourced staff, and their supporters to leave Unison en masse and form a University of London branch of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), after the annulment of their elections, has sparked heated debate within trade union circles, especially among Unison activists.
Workers’ Liberty have just published an article by our branch secretary on this – read it here.
For the SUMMER OF ACTION week of 8 July (Mon-Fri), the campaign will be providing information and refreshments at the Senate House South Block entrance, from 12h30-17h30. We could use volunteers for an hour or two at a time. Email JasonMoyer-Lee@iwgb.org.uk or Facebook the campaign (https://www.facebook.com/3coca) if you are interested!
Check out this appeal from the cleaners at SOAS to be brought back in house
VIVA SOAS cleaners, VIVA equal rights, VIVA SOAS live a long life, and fair to all employees.
RESPECT, JUSTICE, RIGHTS, EQUALITY, AND DIGNITY
JOIN OUR PROTEST 4TH OF JULY AT 13.00 OUTSIDE SOAS
https://www.facebook.com/events/141158232746196/?ref=ts&fref=ts
We’re looking for a committed and organised volunteer to come and work with the IWGB for two afternoons a week over the next few months. The onus will be on working with our members, many of them Spanish-speaking outsourced workers, to make the union stronger and more sustainable, and helping out with the ongoing 3 Cosas campaign, which is receiving national attention at the moment.
You can find full details here or else email Jason at jasonmoyer-lee@iwgb.org.uk
IWGB members and supporters staged a suprise protest on Friday inside Senate House, headquarters of the University of London. Armed with flags, drums and the righteousness of their cause they brought conference events to a standstill and noisily serenaded the Vice-Chancellor in his office …
… assuming, of course, given his leisurely three day a week schedule, that he’d bothered to turn up for work that day.
Fiesta this Saturday- music, dancing, food and drink!
Celebrate the foundation of the new branch and its integration into the IWGB.
5pm til Midnight at SOAS.
According to Robinson, ‘our fight is built with happiness, with inspiration and with love’ – what’s not to like!
Any questions – email JasonMoyer-Lee@iwgb.org.uk or call 07771783094
All members are invited to the first IWGB branch meeting, which is to be held in the Bloomsbury Suite on the second floor of ULU at 1pm tomorrow, Friday 21 June 2013.
Please come along if you can – all members get a voice and a vote. We’ll be discussing 3 Cosas campaign, the Garden Halls, and training among other things.
Give Jason a call or drop him a line if you need more information:
JasonMoyer-Lee@iwgb.org.uk / 07771783094
Students at the University of London have once again taken part in high visibility direct action as part of the continuing ‘Summer of Action’ this time focusing on the lack of sick pay entitlements for outsourced staff at the institution.
Several students wore masks of the Vice Chancellor Adrian Smith and exhorted others dressed as sick cleaners to sweep, mop and pick up litter. Water was poured in the central hallway of the building to be mopped up, and the student ‘Vice Chancellors’ explained to conference guests that the cleaners did not deserve equal levels of sick pay to the directly-employed staff.
Independent Workers Union of Great Britain - Universities of London Branch 