Campaign relaunches as UCL Justice for Cleaners

Having won the London Living Wage at UCL, and inspired by the vibrant campaigns at SOAS, Birkbeck and the University of London, we have relaunched our campaign with a similar energy and resolve as UCL Justice for Cleaners!

> Visit our new website to find out more.

> Check out our latest newsletter here.

In 2006, students and staff began this campaign for the Living Wage at UCL. In 2010 UCL agreed to our demand, but it took the university until August 2013 to implement the wage for outsourced workers. Now, UCL pays all of its outsourced workers, including cleaning, catering and security staff, the London Living Wage. There is undoubtedly more to be done: UCL is not accredited by the Living Wage Foundation, and there seems little institutional will to do so, as the Provost recently refused to commit to the Living Wage for the future. However, under the moniker ‘Justice for Cleaners’, led by the workers and with the support of the trades unions and student union, we intend to broaden our campaign and our demands from a single issue to a wider platform of issues and grievances.

March Newsletter & April Organising Meeting

"Exciting news, plus updates from SOAS and 3Cosas"

>> Click here to read our March Newsletter.

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Details of our next organising meeting:

Monday April 7th
1-2pm
Foster Court Building 132, UCL

Facebook event here.

Join us on Monday lunchtime to prepare for an exciting campaigning month!
In the coming weeks the Campaign will be engaging in new initiatives and projects. Join us now to get involved from the beginning. If you can't make it but would like to lend a hand, email ucllivingwage [at] gmail.com

DIRECTIONS
Enter UCL from the south gates on Torrington Place. Proceed down Malet Place until the archway on the right. Enter Foster Court here; 123 is on the first floor.

Support the SOAS Justice for Cleaners strike!

On 4 and 5 March, after an unprecedented 100% yes vote, the outsourced cleaners at SOAS will be taking strike action! The decision comes after a long running dispute between the workers and management, who refuse to grant them the same sick pay, holiday alloance and pensions as workers employed directly by the university.

Three ways to support:

1. You can donate to the strike fund online - every little helps to cover the pay lost through strike action!
2. Come down to the picket lines to support the workers on strike: we'll be there at 8.30am on 4 March (info here) and join the Festival of Resistance on the SOAS steps (info here).
3. Follow the SOAS J4C Facebook page to stay up to date!

Outsourcing creates a two-tiered workforce in which outsourced workers become second-class members of the university. With their unanimous yes vote, the cleaners are sending a clear message to management that they will no longer be treated as inferior workers within an unequal system! You can read more about their struggle in student and national news media.

February Newsletter & March Organising Meeting

"Support the SOAS Justice for Cleaners strike! - plus, updates on KCL and Senate House"

>> Click here to read our February Newsletter.

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Details of our next organising meeting:
Monday March 3rd
1-2pm
Pearson Building (North Entrance) G23, UCL
Facebook event here.

Join us on Monday lunchtime to prepare for an exciting campaigning month!
In the coming weeks the Campaign will be engaging in new initiatives and projects. Join us now to get involved from the beginning. If you can't make it but would like to lend a hand, email ucllivingwage [at] gmail.com

DIRECTIONS
Enter UCL from the main Gower Street gates. Follow the Pearson Building round to the left and enter it in the North East corner of the Quad. G23 is on the ground floor

January Newsletter & February Organising Meeting

"Support the 3Cosas strike; plus, Vice-Chancellors' pay skyrockets."

Click here to read our January newsletter.

Details of our next organising meeting:

Friday February 14th

1-2pm

Foster Court 112, UCL

Come along to find out more and get involved about the campaign to improve the rights of UCL's outsourced staff.

DIRECTIONS: enter UCL from the south gates on Torrington Place. The Foster Court building is on the right just before the tunnel; 112 is on the first floor.

FACEBOOK EVENT HERE.