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WORKERS at a Papa John’s pizza franchise in Sheffield have claimed victory after they picketed to reclaim two months’ back-pay at the weekend.
The former franchisee of the Ecclesall Road branch shut up shop and disappeared without notice in June, leaving the workers locked out and owed money. Some faced being unable to pay essential bills, including for rent and food.
The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers’ Union (BFAWU) members mounted a protest outside the restaurant, which has been taken over by a new franchisee, on Saturday.
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
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DIANE ABBOTT exposes the misconceptions, rumours and downright lies perpetrated around immigration issues
Since 2023, Strike Map has evolved from digital mapping at a national level to organising ‘mega pickets’ — we believe that mass solidarity with localised disputes prepares the ground for future national action, writes HENRY FOWLER