London, UK. 8th March 2018. People form the London Womens's Strike hold a banner 'Low Pay is A Feminist Issue' at a protest outside the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden against the victimisation of cleaners working there for taking part in trade union activities. In January, actions by Independent Workers Union - CAIWU (members were successful in getting the cleaning service provider Kier to pay its workers the London Living Wage. Credit: Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News


London, UK. 8th March 2018. People form the London Womens's Strike hold a banner 'Low Pay is A Feminist Issue' at a protest outside the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden against the victimisation of cleaners working there for taking part in trade union activities. In January, actions by Independent Workers Union - CAIWU (members were successful in getting the cleaning service provider Kier to pay its workers the London Living Wage. Only a month later, Kier, a company who have a record of blacklisting trade unionists, fired four cleaners and porters from their jobs for minor timekeeping misdemeanours. Another is being disciplined and a sixth is on a final written warning. All are CAIWU members. Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News


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