Result: Royal Opera House cleaners win 28% pay rise
mainThey threatened to strike a big show night unless Covent Garden paid them the London living wage.
Nothing to do with us, said the ROH, speak to your contractor. But as the date drew closer, the opera management crumbled.
As of April, 50 porters and cleaners will receive the London living wage of £8.80 an hour.
It’s because the televised BAFTAs were threatened with industrial action…