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Royal Society of Arts staff strike for first time in organisation's history
RSA staff rallied outside the charity’s central London headquarters on September 22.

ROYAL Society of Arts (RSA) staff have carried out strikes for the first time in the organisation’s 270-year history. 

Members of the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) walked out on Tuesday and Thursday.

Labour MP John McDonnell and Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski were among speakers on the picket line outside the charity’s London headquarters, calling on the RSA to meet their workers’ demands for fair pay.

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