UCL Living Wage Campaign
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| Location | London, United Kingdom |
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| Introduction | Despite committing to the London Living Wage in September 2010, UCL kept its contract cleaning staff on poverty wages until August 2013. We demand the London Living Wage (LLW) package now. The LLW package is determined by the Greater London Authority. It's set at a level meant to ensure earners and their dependants can have: adequate warmth and shelter; a healthy, palatable diet; social integration; and enough time away from work to avoid chronic stress. As of September 2011 that means £8.30/hour plus fair sick pay, fair annual leave and the utmost respect for the right to join a trade union. It's a disgrace that at a university founded on egalitarian principles so many people still have to survive on poverty wages. Catering, cleaning and security jobs should be brought in-house. Take our public money out of the greedy hands of contract company shareholders and put it in the hands of those who really earn it, the people who keep UCL functioning. The campaign welcomes a broad coalition of supporters: students, academic and non-academic staff, their unions, community and faith groups, local politicians, journalists, and others. |