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Empty seats outside as Boycott the Brixton Ritzy protest clears customers away
Although campaigners urging customers to boycott the Brixton Ritzy may not have been too successful yesterday, it was a different story this afternoon, with the cinema’s outside area completely...
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Join the Brixton Ritzy cinema workers as they celebrate one year of striking:...
In their latest battle with tight-fisted owners Picturehouse, Brixton Ritzy cinema workers have been striking for a whole year, and they’re inviting the public to join them on Saturday to celebrate...
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In photos: Striking Brixton Ritzy workers go on the march in Brixton to...
On Saturday, Brixton Ritzy workers were celebrating a year of strikes as they kept up their fight for the Living Wage, sick pay, maternity and paternity pay, and to have their four sacked reps...
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Picturehouse threatens to sack striking Brixton Ritzy workers in ongoing...
Just when you thought Picturehouse Cinemas couldn’t get any more hateful, they’ve now threatened to sack striking workers ahead of a planned walk-out over pay at the Brixton Ritzy and four other...
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How to support Brixton Ritzy workers fighting for the Living Wage: #1 Boycott...
Brixton Ritzy workers have been battling to be paid the Living Wage since 2014, and with the strikes spreading to other cinemas in the Picturehouse chain, campaigners have posted up a six point guide...
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Brixton Ritzy workers out on strike on Sun 5th and Mon 6th Nov for Living...
Brixton Ritzy workers are back out on strike again this Sunday and Monday, with the first strike taking place from 3pm-6pm, and the following Monday action running from 4pm – 8pm outside the cinema in...
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Brixton Buzz salutes the supporters of the Boycott The Brixton Ritzy campaign
They come out in all weathers to lend their support to the Ritzy workers who are fighting for a decent wage, so Brixton Buzz would like to salute these hardy campaigners. Pictured yesterday, folks...
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Boycott the Brixton Ritzy campaigners back in Windrush Square tonight, Fri...
Despite the chilly weather, campaigners from the Brixton Boycotts the Ritzy group have will be back in Windrush Square, Brixton from 5.30pm tonight (Fri 1st Dec). They’ll be asking cinema-goers to...
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The Brixton Ritzy boycott continues as campaigners brave the December cold
Campaigners from the Brixton Boycotts the Ritzy group braved the December chill in Windrush Square last night as they looked to persuade cinema goers to not use the cinema. They were asking...
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Boycott the Ritzy campaigners keep up the pressure into 2018
Campaigners from the Brixton Boycotts the Ritzy group have started off the new year as they saw out the last one, staging regular protests outside the Ritzy cinema in Windrush Square last weekend....
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Support the Brixton Ritzy workers’ emergency strike fundraiser, Fri 26th Jan,...
Brixton Buzz and Offline Club are teaming up to host a special fundraising night in support of the striking Brixton Ritzy workers this Friday, 26th January. Please come along and support this...
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FREE! Beyoncé to Britpop & Ritzy workers fundraiser: Brixton Buzz party at...
Brixton Buzz is teaming up with Brixton’s long running Offline Club to put on a lively party in the Upstairs room of Market House in Coldharbour Lane this Friday, and we’ll also be raising funds in...
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Friday community picket outside the boycotted Brixton Ritzy today, Fri 26th...
Campaigners from the Brixton Boycotts the Ritzy group are continuing their regular protests outside the Ritzy cinema in Windrush Square this evening, and will be in attendance from 5.30pm to 7pm,...
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Join the community picket outside the boycotted Brixton Ritzy tonight, Fri...
Campaigners from the Brixton Boycotts the Ritzy group are continuing their regular protests outside the Ritzy cinema in Windrush Square, and will be in attendance from 5.30pm to 7pm tonight, Friday,...
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All out! Brixton Ritzy workers set to shut down cinema for a whole week from...
Brixton Ritzy staff and workers from several other Picturehouse-owned cinemas are going out on an unprecedented seven day strike starting from Saturday 17th February, 2018. The London-wide strike will...
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Tonight, 16th Feb: Community picket outside the boycotted Brixton Ritzy on...
Ahead of an unprecedented seven day strike by cinema workers, campaigners from the Brixton Boycotts the Ritzy group will be outside the Ritzy cinema in Windrush Square tonight and the community are...
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Brixton Ritzy remains closed until 24th February as workers’ strike holds firm
Brixton Ritzy workers are now on the fourth day of their week-long walkout, which started on the 17th Feb. Brixton Ritzy staff and workers from several other Picturehouse-owned cinemas went out on an...
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Join the Brixton Ritzy picket line tonight, Thurs 22nd Feb, 5.30pm-8.30pm
Today is the sixth day of the Picturehouse workers’ inspirational seven day walkout, which has seen the Ritzy cinema closed since the 17th Feb. Supporters from the Brixton Boycotts the Ritzy campaign...
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Today, Fri 2nd March: Community picket outside the boycotted Brixton Ritzy in...
After an unprecedented seven day strike by cinema workers, campaigners from the Brixton Boycotts the Ritzy group will be back outside the Ritzy cinema in Windrush Square tonight (Fri 2nd March), and...
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Jeremy Corbyn offers solidarity with striking workers and calls on...
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has issued a statement offering “full solidarity” with the striking Picturehouse workers, and called on the national cinema chain to reinstate the four sacked BECTU reps...
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Tonight: Reinstate The Reps demo at the Brixton Ritzy, 5,30pm, Tues 13th Mar
This week, from 12th-16th March, three of the four sacked reps from the Ritzy cinema will be having their case heard in an employment tribunal. A demo has been called in support of the workers and to...
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In photos: Reinstate The Brixton Ritzy Reps demo in Windrush Square, Tues...
Currently taking place outside the Ritzy cinema in Windrush Square is a demo in support of the four union reps who were sacked by cinema owners Picturehouse. Three of the four sacked reps from the...
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Community picket outside the boycotted Brixton Ritzy in Windrush Square...
After an unprecedented seven day strike by cinema workers, campaigners from the Brixton Boycotts the Ritzy group will be back outside the Ritzy cinema in Windrush Square tonight (Fri 16th March), and...
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Employment Tribunal finds that Brixton Ritzy union reps were unfairly dismissed
The Employment Tribunals have found that Picturehouse Cinemas Ltd acted unlawfully when it dismissed BECTU representatives last year. The complaints brought by BECTU representatives at the Ritzy...
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Brixton Ritzy banned from using Windrush Square while Lambeth pledges to stop...
Brixton Ritzy campaigners have announced that as a result of union lobbying, Lambeth Council won’t let the Picturehouse-owned cinema use Windrush Square for promotional events until there is a...
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Sacked union reps to be reinstated at the Ritzy after tribunal win
In an embarrassing blow to cinema chain Picturehouse – owners of the Ritzy – an employment tribunal hearing has ruled that two unfairly sacked union reps from their Brixton cinema must be returned to...
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Brixton Ritzy workers ask customers, musicians and DJs to respect the ongoing...
For several years, staff at the Brixton Ritzy have been campaigning for the Living Wage and improved working conditions, and have asked the community to support their struggle by boycotting the...
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Tribunal finds that Ritzy worker was unlawfully sacked for her trade union...
Brixton Buzz is delighted to learn that an employment tribunal has ruled that Kelly Rogers – former Ritzy worker and rep and organiser of the Ritzy and Picturehouse Living Wage strikes – was...
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Brixton Ritzy cinema workers call off five-year boycott
Back in July 2014, Brixton Ritzy workers called on the public to support a boycott of the cinema as part of their ongoing Living Staff Living Wage campaign, a campaign that Brixton Buzz was proud to...
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Ritzy owners Picturehouse makes cinema staff redundant ‘with immediate effect’
The Guardian is reporting that the Picturehouse cinema chain – who own the Ritzy is Brixton – has made staff redundant with immediate effect following the widespread shutdown of cinemas in response to...
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