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Posted on 30 October 2014 at 16:06 GMT
Ritzy cinema bosses back down
Due to the threat of strike action and a boycott of the Picturehouse chain [see Ritzy workers threatened with redundancy], the Ritzy bosses have now backed down from the threat to sack 34 members of staff.
This is a reflection of the tremendous campaigning work by the Ritzy workers and enormous public support for them. It also comes on the back of the victory of the workers at the Curzon cinema chain, winning the London Living Wage.
However, the workers are not calling off the strike ballot until firmer assurances about job security are given.
Laurence Maples
This version of this article was first posted on the Socialist Party website on 30 October 2014 and may vary slightly from the version subsequently printed in The Socialist.
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