Picturehouse staff to picket again during Sundance London

An ongoing pay dispute between union members and the cinema chain over pay and benefits looks set to affect diffusion festival, first disrupted in 2017

Cinema workers are set to disrupt Sundance London, the capital’s independent film festival, for a second year in a row. Workers at the Picturehouse Cinemas chain, which hosts screenings and evenings, will picket Thursday’s opening night event, as well as striking for two days.

Members of cinema workers’ union, Bectu, have been engaged with Picturehouse management for two years in a dispute over pay and union recognition. Striking workers say Picturehouse refuses to negotiate over issues such as sick and parental pay, and the London living wage (currently £10.20).

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