Union busting? | Staff claim they were sacked after forming 'unrecognised' union

A Glasgow-based bar and café has been criticised by protestors for reportedly sacking three staff members mid-way through their shift.

Campaigners claim that the Saramago bar workers were fired because they organised protests to increase the number of staff members at the bar, dismissals they say are unfair and “union busting”.

Over £3000 has been raised in a hardship fund started by the union Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) to support the workers and cover lost wages. The IWW are calling for the three workers to be rehired and for the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), where the bar is located, to reconsider its relationship with the organisation.

A number of Glasgow-based businesses have withdrawn their relationship with the bar and café, including Aye-Aye books and Glasgow Short Film Festival. The film festival shared its perspective on social media: “"These unfair dismissals and poor treatment of workers are not acceptable, and we will withdraw our custom from Saramago until the situation is resolved.