{"id":348245,"date":"2025-08-16T04:12:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T04:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/348245\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T04:12:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T04:12:18","slug":"jeremy-corbyn-to-address-glasgow-village-hotel-picket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/348245\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Corbyn to address Glasgow Village hotel picket"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n The action began on August 2, with the first picket the following day.\n<\/p>\n

\n Unite Hospitality has now announced that Mr Corbyn, who has formed a new political party with Zarah Sultana, will address the picket on Friday, August 22.\n<\/p>\n

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\n \ud83d\udea8 BREAKING \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n

A week today, the one and only @jeremycorbyn<\/a> will be addressing the picket line @Village_Hotels<\/a> on Friday 22nd August alongside striking workers.<\/p>\n

Be there from 4:30pm at Village Hotel in Govan. pic.twitter.com\/LGQ2Z4hku6<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

\u2014 Unite Hospitality (@FairHospitality) August 15, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n Nick Troy, national chair for Unite Hospitality said: “Our members at Village Hotels are on the frontline of a growing movement to reshape Britain’s economy in favour of working people.\n<\/p>\n

\n “For too long, these workers, like millions across Scotland and Britain, have been subject to poverty pay, pay inequality, job insecurity, and so much more.\n<\/p>\n

\n “Until they organised themselves collectively, they had no avenues with which to credibly address the issues they faced in work.\n<\/p>\n

\n “Since this dispute started, they have won significant improvements to working conditions at Village.\u00a0However, their employer continues to push back on key demands around pay equality and trade union recognition. That is why they have taken the historic decision to go on strike, becoming the first hotel workers to take industrial action in Britain since 1979.\n<\/p>\n

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\n “Unite Hospitality is proud to stand with our members in their fight for better pay, better conditions, and ultimately a better life. Hospitality workers will no longer tolerate the abusive and exploitative conditions which have come to characterise our industry.\u00a0 Across this island, the most precarious workers are organising, and our members at Village Hotels are leading the way.”\n<\/p>\n

\n Lindsay Southward, Group Director of Operations & People, Village Hotels, said:\u00a0\u201cOf our 125 team members at Village Hotel Glasgow, only 13 voted for industrial action.\n<\/p>\n

\n “We are proud of the investment we make in our employees, which helps drive our employee engagement score and retention rate of 83% and 76% respectively – both significantly higher than industry averages.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n “We continually review our remuneration policies and align with industry best practice, and offer competitive employee benefits including\u00a0two free memberships to Village Health & Wellness Clubs, subsidised food and drink, and discounts on all overnight stays.\u201d \u00a0\n<\/p>\n