Workers at two Leeds hotels are set to strike for the first time after a vote in favor of walkouts. Over 80 percent of housekeeping staff who are members of Unite at the Leeds North and Leeds South Village Hotels will strike from December 26 to 28. During this busy holiday period, guests can expect […]
Category: General
Below are the increases to the National Living Wage that will take effect on April 1, 2026. While any pay increase is welcome, these adjustments to the minimum wage will have only a minor impact on poverty pay levels in the hospitality sector. Additionally, they will not address the issue of underemployment that plagues […]
SFHWU Public Meeting on December 5th
STARBUCKS WORKERS GET ORGANISED IN CHILE
Below, we reprint an interview with a member of the union Workers United, which has been organising workers at Starbucks for over 10 years. While Workers United may not share our broader political perspective and organising methods, we believe there is much to be learned from their experiences in organizing against the anti-union Starbucks company. […]
Is the Labour Government’s Employment Rights Bill as radical as it is being made out?
Labour’s employment rights bill, currently progressing through Parliament, has received praise from many on the left, with employment lawyers describing it as a once-in-a-generation change to employment laws. As one overexcited lawyer remarked, “The new Employment Rights Bill introduced by the UK government represents one of the most significant single items of employment legislation ever […]
Stagecoach Refuses to Provide Toilet Facilities, Forcing Bus Drivers to Urinate in Plastic Bottles
Stagecoach Refuses to Provide Toilet Facilities, Forcing Bus Drivers to Urinate in Plastic Bottles The bus company Stagecoach has informed its drivers in Manchester that if they need to relieve themselves into a bottle, they must ensure they take the bottle with them afterwards. The message, titled ‘Quick Pit Stop Reminder’, was distributed to […]
“WE CAN FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE BOSSES”: REPORT ON HOSPITALITY WORKERS CAMPAIGN DISCUSSION
On Friday, the 5th of September, Brighton-SolFed held an open discussion on Brighton Hospitality Workers Campaign in the Cowley Club. Ten years after the local set up this initiative, some participants gave an account of the experience. Brighton-SolFed started this campaign in 2014. The aim was to develop strategies of workers’ self-defence in hospitality, an […]
The Brighton Hospitality Workers Campaign. An anarcho-syndicalism experience in Brighton.
Friday the 5th of September at 8pm The Cowley Club. 12 London Road, Brighton BN1 4JA In 2014, Brighton-SolFed launched a campaign in the hospitality sector in Brighton. Local and migrant workers joined forces in defending themselves against employers’ abuses and bad working conditions in the industry. They developed strategies of self-defence in workplaces and […]
Cafe Worker Wins £20,000 After Being Forced to Work with the Door Open in Winter
Cafe Worker Wins £20,000 After Being Forced to Work with the Door Open in Winter A cheesecake cafe worker has won over £20,000 at an employment tribunal after raising concerns that working with the door open made her uncomfortably cold. The woman, employed at Whipped in Covent Garden, London, claimed her managers insisted on keeping the […]
Will the Labour Government Ban Zero-Hours Contracts?
Over a million people are currently employed on zero-hours contracts, with a significant proportion working in the hospitality sector. It is estimated that 31-32% of the hospitality workforce is on zero-hours contracts, meaning that a third of people working in hospitality have little or no job security and lack guaranteed income. Zero-hours contracts are therefore […]