Steak house workers fight for union
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be sent. for blacking of supplies to the As in previous unionisa- Garner Steak Houses will be tion struggles in the hotel and central to the winning of this catering industry, the fight dispute.
Eighty workers were sacked last week by the management of Garner Steak Houses when they took strike action in support of a claim for union recognition.
All the Garner Steak Houses, located throughout London's West End, were affected by the dispute.
Of the 185 workers employed, 80% are members of the TGWU. The union, according to official George Abraham, were due to make the dispute official on Monday 30 January.
Workers at the steak houses have been fighting for union recognition for a year.
The reason is obvious. Cashiers receive a take home pay of only £28 for a 50-hour week while waiters réceive £26 for a 40-hour week before stoppages.
Because of these low wages, the steak houses are undermanned-so the workers have to work even harder for their money.
Management have stated that even if the strikers get 100% support the union will not be recognised.
The strikers have set up a strike headquarters at 12-13 Henrietta Street, London WC2, to which donations and messages of support should PHOTO: Mark Rusher. IFL TONN