THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH, 1PM
51 Lime St., London, EC3M
7DQ
In front of Willis Insurance Brokers
building
Liverpool St.
Tube
As the marvellous but short-lived campaign Justice for Cleaners has ended, it is
now Cleaners for Justice! Cleaners from all over London are beginning to come together again to
continue the fight for their rights.
The first three demonstrations by sacked Mitie
cleaners and their supporters outside the Willis site have had an effect and Mitie
called them into negotiate. Edwin, the sacked shop steward warned management
that they were not interested in meeting if their demands were not met in full,
and Mitie promised them that they had a good proposal.
But it was all a lie. When they got there,
the only proposal on the table was a letter threatening legal action. Their website
and the videos portraying Mitie in a negative way were threatened with removal
as well.
They were advised to stop demonstrating
outside the Willis site and instead seek legal advice from the union (a tactic they
have already pursued).
Representing the cleaners, Edwin and
Alberto considered it as a move to intimidate them and waste their time. They
took note however, that present at the meeting were the three top managing directors
of Mitie, which indicates that they must be under pressure from their client to
stop the demos.
Let’s not let them have their way!
Come and demonstrate on Thursday. Edwin and
Alberto will be there, and everyone is welcome.
