Marginal Notes is back! We’re asking for your support for two events this Wednesday, plus some other news…
1. Courier strike:
Medical couriers at The Doctors Laboratory are on strike on Wednesday from 1000-1300 over redundancies targeting IWGB union activists and safety concerns. One of the activists Alex Marshall spoke at our Constituency Labour Party last year.
Please support by joining the virtual picket line here
More on the dispute here
2. Resist British Airways job and pay cuts:
Join the West London Unite Community branch this Wednesday at 11am to discuss how unions and the community respond to this attack on livelihoods of local workers. Guests include MPs John McDonnell and Ruth Cadbury plus union reps. All welcome.
To register contact Raj Gill 07983 977775 or Mulkesh Malhotra 07757 675979
Also…
Black Lives Matter: read and sign the Labour Unions statement of solidarity
How are foodbanks coping in Lockdown? Watch Labour and union activists from Hounslow and elsewhere reflect on their experiences in this special edition of the Stay Home for Labour show.
Calling all workers: let’s help each other deal with Covid-19 issues in the workplace by joining the Workforce Coronavirus Support Group
End Heathrow Immigration Detention held a well-attended public meeting in Hounslow just before lockdown to oppose plans to build a new ‘mega’ immigration removal centre. It was addressed by campaigners, councillors and ex-detainees. Check out the latest on the campaign here
The Unite union has launched a campaign to support ‘exploited’ workers in outsourced leisure centres, libraries and gyms
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