London, UK. 14th July 2017. A community protestby local cinema-goers outside Brixton's Ritzy Cinema supports the workers there, calling for people to boycott the cinema and bar along with other cinemas also owned by Picturhouse. Workers at the Ritzy have been campaigning for several years to get the London Living Wage, which is paid by other cinemas. Despite making huge profits, CIneworld, the owners of Picturehouse have not been prepared to pay staff a living wage. Three BECTU union reps at the Ritzy have now been sacked and a fourth is awaiting a disciplinary hearing. They appear to have bee
London, UK. 14th July 2017. A community protestby local cinema-goers outside Brixton's Ritzy Cinema supports the workers there, calling for people to boycott the cinema and bar along with other cinemas also owned by Picturhouse. Workers at the Ritzy have been campaigning for several years to get the London Living Wage, which is paid by other cinemas. Despite making huge profits, CIneworld, the owners of Picturehouse have not been prepared to pay staff a living wage. Three BECTU union reps at the Ritzy have now been sacked and a fourth is awaiting a disciplinary hearing. They appear to have been victimised for entirely legitimate trade union activities - and other employees who were not union reps but acted in the same way have not been disciplined. Members of the local community, including members of Momentum, the PCS and Lambeth Unison stood with placards outside the cinema and called on members of the public to boycott the Ritzy and other Picturehouse cinemas until they pay the living wage and re-instate the victimised workers.
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