IWGB, the union that represents UCL's security guards, porters and cleaners, is also involved in industrial action. These positions have been outsourced at UCL, which means that although these workers work on campus, they don't formally work for UCL. Many of our security guards, porters and cleaners, who are predominantly from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, work on zero hours contracts and so have very little job security and low benefits. They are campaigning for insourcing, to be treated like all other workers at UCL and to receive the same types of contracts and benefits.
IWGB at UCL intends to strike on Tuesday 19th November. You can find out more about their campaign here.
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