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“They don’t know we’re coming, so not much security — don’t put this on social media.
“We’re going to the Royal College of Music, where cleaners are being sacked if they don’t accept half hours. They’ve supported us.”
This was said to a coach leaving the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) University of London (UoL) branch’s Senate House picket on Thursday night.
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