May 2017 - my london diary - photographs of protests and events in London by Peter Marshall

LSE cleaners strike for equality and dignity

LSE, London. Thu 11 May 2017

CLeaners make a noise - they want management to talk to them and to recognise their union. They also want

to be treated with dignity and respect at work, a living wage and equal pensions, sick pay and other benefits

to other similar workers who are directly employed by the LSE.

A man comes to complain to Class War about their support for the cleaners. He says that they don't have any right

to be there. Jane NIcholl puts him right. He seems to have no idea what class war is and no understanding of
class solidarity. And as I suspect Jane put it is a stupid prick. Though she may have been less kind.

Students show their support - and many take the leaflets and express support if not stopping to join in.

THe protesters march around the campus to visit a couple of other sites from brief protests

in Lincolns Inn Fields

and then Sardinia St

before going to the Student Union

Chip Hamer of Poets Grim Chip of Poetry on the Picket Line (Chip Hamer)

Nadia Drews

David Turner

Grim CHip

Meanwhile Life Not Money at the LSE had been at work, painting thier message in chalk on the road

and then sitting down on the Portugal St in front of Old Building

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