A domino falls: Holland & Barrett quit workfare after direct action
Campaigners
are claiming a major scalp in the fight against workfare after retailer
Holland & Barrett announced they were pulling out of the scheme. On
hearing the news, Brighton Solidarity Federation tweeted "we've won an
important battle against workfare, but the war is far from over." The
announcement came just 24 hours before a planned national week of action
against workfare organised by the Boycott Workfare Network. Holland
& Barrett had strongly backed workfare, announcing that they were
committed to taking 1,000 people on unpaid work schemes this year alone
(out of a workforce of just 3,500).
However, since their April announcement at a workfare conference organised by Department for Work and Pensions Minister Chris Grayling, escalating protests have singled-out the firm with regular pickets across the UK turning away shoppers shocked at the firm's involvement in the scheme. Outraged customers have also been bombarding H&B's Twitter and Facebook accounts with complaints. The sustained pressure has forced a u-turn, with Holland & Barrett's official facebook page announcing late last night that: "the 60 people currently undertaking the work experience scheme will be the last to complete the eight week placement. After this time Holland & Barrett will not participate further in that scheme."
However, since their April announcement at a workfare conference organised by Department for Work and Pensions Minister Chris Grayling, escalating protests have singled-out the firm with regular pickets across the UK turning away shoppers shocked at the firm's involvement in the scheme. Outraged customers have also been bombarding H&B's Twitter and Facebook accounts with complaints. The sustained pressure has forced a u-turn, with Holland & Barrett's official facebook page announcing late last night that: "the 60 people currently undertaking the work experience scheme will be the last to complete the eight week placement. After this time Holland & Barrett will not participate further in that scheme."
[BCN] Crónica del mitin itinerante de la CNT en Sant Andreu
Readmisión despedidos en Mercadona
Durante más de una hora los compañeros repartieron panfletos e informaron megáfono en mano de la situación laboral en Mercadona a clientes y trabajadores.
La CNT no va a parar hasta que Mercadona cambie su actitud de acoso y derribo hacia los trabajadores/as. Que le quede claro a Mercadona, que la CNT ni se compra ni se vende. Y que la solidaridad entre los compañeros/as es algo más que palabras. Si nos tocan a uno, Nos tocan a todos.
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