Ritzy cinema

On America, part 3: Solidarity

Submitted by Chilli Sauce on Aug 23 2015 22:34

Part 3 of a now 4 part series looking at some of the 'common sense' too often taken for granted. This section looks at the ways we already support each other at work and how we can build on that. Parts 1 and 2 can be found here and here.

The Curzon Cinemas struggle: A snapshot

Submitted by Chilli Sauce on Jun 5 2015 22:35
Curzon Workers Party

An unfinished essay-interview with workplace activists at the Curzon Cinemas covering their living wage fight, their union recognition agreement, and changes to their terms and working conditions.

“The harsh reality of capitalism”: Low wages, zero-hours contracts, and self-organisation in London’s Everyman Cinemas

Submitted by Chilli Sauce on Dec 10 2014 21:09
London's cinema workers march through central London

An interview-essay detailing the experiences of cinema worker Eve Ryman and her involvement in a self-organised wage/contract dispute and subsequent union drive.

Reflections on a rowdy picket line: The July 20th Ritzy strike

Submitted by Chilli Sauce on Jul 21 2014 20:40

Cinema workers have been some of the leading lights of the class struggle in London. A primarily young workforce, they've been active in forming unions and going on strike. How are we, as radicals, to relate to this new wave of struggle that encompasses both self-organisation and trade unionism?

"Not worried about rocking the boat": An interview with a striking Ritzy worker

Submitted by Chilli Sauce on Jul 8 2014 10:44

A short ten question interview conducted, via email, with one of the striking Ritzy cinema workers on the day of their latest strike. I