Don't go to the Ritzy Tonight (Fri 11th Apr) - Support the Strike!

[david_carnell]

Ritzy workers are striking from 6am till 12am to receive the London Living Wage.

Supporters are being asked not to cross the picket line.

More info:

http://www.brixtonblog.com/ritzy-pay-row-union-members-to-strike-on-friday-april-11/21514

[titch juicy]

Interesting. Books and covers etc.

[titch juicy]

As an aside, i've always found the staff really helpful and friendly.

[Jeremy]

Wonder why the union couldn't organise a strike across all Picturehouse (or even all Cineworld) cinemas, rather than just this one?

[david_carnell]

I've no idea Jeremy. The BECTU website doesn't say.

Perhaps other branches aren't heavily unionised or pay is decided locally rather than centrally through a sort of franchise model?

But I agree a Picturehouse-wide ballot would have been more useful.

[Bluerevolution]

Good day to choose, Calvary opens today and has been pre-booked/sold out for several weeks

[PokerTime]

BECTU are useless when it comes to campaigning on pay rates. Have been for years.

I fully support the Ritzy workers. No-one in London should be earning less than living wage.

[david_carnell]

Bluerevolution Wrote:

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> Good day to choose, Calvary opens today and has

> been pre-booked/sold out for several weeks

While I appreciate the inconvenience for customers, a Friday night is most effective for the impact it has on the business's takings. A strike on a Mon morning would be pointless, no?

[Bluerevolution]

That's what I meant- Ritzy/Picturehouses know this film is going to be mass and have been promoting it for some time-timing may well be sheer coincidence for the release but could not have been fortunate for getting noticed. We're Ritzy members and fully support the action.

The staff are great and I applaud their action.

[Ladygooner]

Just checked Ritzy website and all the films are shown as not available to book today - wonder if that was done by management or staff on strike? Just checked again and all films available - how strange?

[Bluerevolution]

we looked at booking on Tuesday and all was all sold out. I think many may have cancelled tonight and Picturehouses are getting a skeleton staff from other branches to cover, please don't cross the friendly picket line

[Ladygooner]

Ritzy is also shut from 5pm Friday night and all day Sat 19th April due to strike