Submitted on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 9:30pm

Fellow workers, this Thursday London IWW will be holding our fifth demonstration in support of the three sacked zero-hours workers at Friends House London.

When: Thursday, 5th February, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Where: Friends House, 173 - 177 Euston Road, London

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/595381487230430/

For the latest news and background to the campaign check out our website:

http://iww.org.uk/friendshouse

Last Thursday we had a fantastic, loud demonstration outside Friends House. The Quaker boss, Recording Clerk Paul Parker, refused to come out and meet us (more on this soon), so we'll be back this week to up the ante.

Management’s tactic so far has been to ignore us and hope the problem will disappear, so we intend to make this difficult by being as loud and as visible as possible.

Please pass the template email below to the friends and allies.

To: Paul Parker, Recording Clerk (CEO) - [email protected],

Paul Grey, Head of Hospitality - [email protected],

Jennifer Barraclough, Clerk of Trustees – [email protected]

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Dear Paul,

I am writing to you about the three workers formerly employed on zero-hours contracts in the Friends House Hospitality Company.

I am shocked that any organisation - let alone a Quaker one, with all its espoused beliefs of social and economic equality - would treat its workers this way.

This ‘solution’ to the problem of zero-hours contracts is nothing of the kind.

A problems with zero-hours contracts is that they offer no job security - employees can lose their jobs suddenly and with little defence - and if those workers try to do something about it they are even more vulnerable than someone on a fixed-hour contract.

This is exactly what has happened here.

My solidarity and support is with the sacked workers.

I urge you to reinstate them, and would like to remind you how much Friends House's business depends on an ethical public image.

Best wishes, [name here]

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In solidarity, London IWW