Neil Moore from Unite the Union, said: “I’m an officer who represents both workers in Queens, but also workers across the hospitality sector.
“I want to thank everybody for coming down to this emergency protest on quite short notice. I think from talking to people here, the outrage from customers, from Clement’s staff, from staff and students at Queens is quite palpable that a situation like this can be allowed to happen, that a rogue employer such as John Elliott from Clements can simply say so long to his workers and expect the taxpayer to pick up the bill.
“In the letters that workers got, and workers, obviously nothing turns without workers. They understood where the business was at, seemingly a dispute between their employer and Queens, and their employer has decided to throw the baby out with the bathwater, and workers are collateral damage for that.
“That is a shame.
“I think, We really want to hear from Clement’s workers, so I’m gonna invite Sophie from Clement’s up to speak first, just about Clement’s workers’ experience and of course anybody else from Clements who wants to speak as well.”
