London, UK. 24th Feb, 2017. Cleaners union United Voices of the World and LSE students protested at the LSE over the failure of cleaning contractor Noonan and the LSE to respond to the homophobic bullying of a cleaner. The cleaner, known as 'Sam', submitted a formal grievance over two months ago following incidents which the protesters say amount to a hate crime. Richard Seddon, account director for Noonan's LSE cleaning contract, was dismissive of his claim and he approached the UVW union. Credit: Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
London, UK. 24th February 2017. Cleaners union United Voices of the World and LSE students protested at the LSE over the failure of cleaning contractor Noonan and the LSE to respond to the homophobic bullying of a cleaner. The cleaner, known as 'Sam', submitted a formal grievance over two months ago following incidents which the protesters say amount to a hate crime. Richard Seddon, account director for Noonan's LSE cleaning contract, was dismissive of his claim and he approached the UVW union. They approached LSE Interim Director Julia Black and the directors of LSE facilities department but no action was taken. They say Noonan have now admitted that they "let things slip" but neither they or the LSE have taken proper action. The noisy protest demanded that Seddon be removed from supervising the LSE cleaners and that the cleaners be treated with dignity and respect, and demand they get the same terms of employment as if directly employed by the LSE. Peter Marshall - Alamy Live Images
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