Support low paid food workers in Park Royal

Support low paid food workers in Park Royal

Mary Adossides, Chair of Brent Trades Council forwarded this email  re Bakkavor food plant based in Park Royal.   

GMB CALLOUT FOR PAY PROTEST  AT FOOD FACTORY, PARK ROYAL

The workers at this major food manufacturer in Park Royal have overwhelmingly rejected 2 pay offers from management.

The GMB union has a £1/hr more campaign running and we are now at the stage of doing an indicative ballot for industrial action.

This is the first time that this workforce has been asked to take industrial action.  

Workers are mainly from Gujarat, Sri Lanka and Goa. There are many women workers. They make houmous and ready-meals for all the major supermarkets.

Most workers have worked there for many years and still only earn around the minimum-wage.

This is a major employer in the area, covering 3 factories and 1 warehouse and almost 4000 workers.

A fight here would send an important signal to all the low-waged migrant workers in London! Enough of poverty wages!

They need your support!

Workers are scared and unsure about the next steps.

This is why we want to increase their confidence and tell them ,"You can do this!"

Please come and show solidarity with us! (Hindi speakers especially would be useful).

The more the merrier!

***FRIDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER, 2019***

3.15pm - 5.15pm (shift leaves 3.30pm and 5pm)

BAKKAVOR, 40 CUMBERLAND AVENUE, NW10 7RQ

***MONDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2019***

2.15pm-5pm

BAKKAVOR, 304-306 ELVEDEN PLACE, NW10 7SY 

***WEDNESDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER, 2019***

4.15pm-5.15pm 

BAKKAVOR 269 ABBEYDALE ROAD, HA0 1TW 

Brent Green Party and London Federation of Green Parties send support and solidarity to the workers of 

BAKKAVOR food manufacturers in Park Royal. Their work is important and deserves to be properly paid, we also support the GMB in representing these workers. Unions have a vital role to play in organising workers in this sector where exploitation often happens.

P.Murry Trade Union Liaison Officer for Brent Green Party and London Federation of Green Parties