3 of us – hospitality workers employed on zero-hour contracts – have lost our jobs. This is at Friends House London, the head office of British Quakers where – despite the organisation’s reputation as a ‘good employer’ – senior managers responded to objections to the use of zero-hour contracts by getting rid of the three remaining workers employed on them!

Two of us were elected Unite the Union workplace representatives, and a third is a Quaker. One worker has been subject to intimidatory disciplinary processes; we all feel we’ve been targeted for being principled and outspoken at work; and our health has suffered. With the support of the London IWW union, we are calling for:

1) The immediate reinstatement of the 3 zero-hours workers on a fixed-hours basis without an application process and with back pay of lost wages.

2) An end to the culture of intimidation and unaccountable decision-making.

3) A commitment to organisational change via a process that truly adheres to Quaker values of honest listening, care for others, and conflict resolution.