Members of the Cleaners and Allied Independent Workers Union (CAIWU)
protest outside 'Wework' offices in Shoreditch
Wework are a global office rental company. The cleaners in these offices
are outsourced to cleaning company CCM
Five CAIWU members have been dismissed here in the past few months,
with Wework staff members involved
Alberto Durango of the Cleaners and Allied Independent Workers Union.
CAIWU says they have been victimised
because of their union activities and they had come to protest these
unfair dismissals.
A man from a nearby business comes to ask the cleaners to stop making
so much noise. He is told they need
to make a noise to get Wework to end its victimisation.
CCM say their contract with Wework means they have no choice but to
move people away if Wework objects to them.
A passer-by stops to argue with the protests and gets quite angry,
pushing some of them
and their are some angry arguments
It looks as if it might develop further
but after angry words from both men he backs off
Most people take leaflets and seem to support the workers who have
been unfairly dismissed. Some stop to
take pictures on their phones
Members of one of the companies renting an office in the building
come out to support the cleaners
and they bring a large poster 'Justice for Wework/CCM Cleaners!'
Eventually police arrive and talk with Alberto Durango (at left) and
a security man from Wework (right)
Police continue to talk to Alberto. He insists they have a right to
protest, and that they will continue for some time.
Eventually the pollice leave
and the protest continues, though some supporters are leaving to go
to work
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