We will be holding an open meeting on the 29th of March in London for hospitality workers who want to organise a union in their workplace. We will talk about ways people can organise at work that can actually get results, whether the problem is dodgy contracts, missed breaks, pay, or a wanker boss. We […]
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Obsidian and Echo Workers Walk Out Due to Unsafe Working Environment
On the eve of International Working Women’s Day (Saturday 7th March) workers – all members of Organise! – IWA – employed at Obsidian and Echo Body Piercing Studios walked out of an unsafe work environment. Their boss and owner of the piercing studios Pamela Wilson had refused to move on Union recognition and demands from […]
Organise IWA picketing in their dispute with two body piercing studios in Northern Ireland
Our first info picket from 1-2 pm went well. Workers received messages of solidarity from workers across Belfast’s piercing industry. Neighbouring shops took fliers to distribute. The solidarity from passers by was amazing. The employer put up a notice claiming they are committed to “open communication” if this is true we are here and waiting […]
Our sister organisation in the International Workers Association Organise/IWA starts a campaign against owners of two body piercing studios in Northern Ireland
Organise! IWA handed in demands to management on Saturday 31st of January and management have since attempted deflection and ignoring the workers demands for collective, face to face negotiation. At the last minute they attempted to ‘deal’ with the employees’ demands through their Grievance Procedure at a meeting that included no employees or members of […]
Below we reprint an article written by one hospitality worker as a reminder of just how hospitality workers were treated during COVID
While many staff will feel grateful to have a return date set in their diaries (albeit provisionally), we should reject the much posited idea of a ‘return to normal’. Accepting such a move lets both government and employers – many of whom have behaved disgracefully in the last twelve months – off the hook. While […]
Thousands march against the far right in Manchester last Saturday
Sir Jim Ratcliffe the real welfare scrounger
Good old Sir Jim Ratcliffe telling it like it is: all our problems would simply vanish if only we would get rid of those pesky migrants. According to Sir Jim, if the migrants were to somehow vanish, getting a doctor’s appointment would be simple, the current obscene levels of inequality would disappear overnight, and the […]
SFHWU Open Meeting in London 29th of March for Hospitality Workers
We will be holding an open meeting on the 29th of March in London for hospitality workers who want to organise a union in their workplace. We will talk about ways people can organise at work that can actually get results, whether the problem is dodgy contracts, missed breaks, pay, or a wanker boss. We […]
Striking Starbucks workers urge customers to delete coffee chain’s app
Striking Starbucks baristas are calling on customers in the United States to delete its popular mobile app in solidarity with their fight against the company. Starbucks Workers United, which has been coordinating a strike for almost three months, is vowing to press ahead. “We baristas are still fighting for a fair contract, and this fight […]
Employment Rights Act: the proposed changes to your employment rights
The Employment Rights Act 2025 was passed in December 2025. It introduces a number of changes to your employment rights. The changes are being phased in from early 2026 through to 2027. Below we set out the timetable for the proposed changes to individual employment rights. However, these will be subject to changes. Paternity leave […]