Leaders of staff involved in a long-running dispute over pay at the Picturehouse cinema chain have been suspended ahead of a fresh round of strikes.
It is appalling that Picturehouse and Cineworld would rather intimidate and threaten to dismiss their staff than enter constructive negotiations.
Six union officials at the Ritzy in Brixton and one at Hackney Picturehouse have been suspended, a move that the union Bectu has called “appalling”.
Picturehouse has also defended its pay structure in a statement on its website: “For many years, Picturehouse Cinemas has paid its front-of-house customer service staff well above minimum wage.