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SECURITY staff at one of the world’s most luxurious stores have backed a call for strike action by a “stonking majority.”
Unite members at Harrods of London have voted 97 per cent in favour of withdrawing their labour.
The workers, who run security and CCTV systems at the posh department store, have been provoked by bosses enforcing a below-inflation pay offer.
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
The biggest strike in global history is a template for our future. The silence tells you all you need to know, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN
