Cleaners and Allied Independent Workers Union
The Cleaners and Allied Independent Workers Union (CAIWU) is an independent grassroots trade union which represents cleaners in Britain.[1]
The CAIWU was founded in 2016.[1] Since 2021, the union has been led by its General Secretary, Alberto Durango.[2] As of December 2023, CAIWU had 1,830 members.[2]
The union mainly organises precarious migrant workers, with around 90% of the CAIWU's members being immigrant workers, the majority of which are Latin Americans.[3]
In 2024, the CAIWU criticised the Starmer ministry for renegading on a promise to end outsourcing.[4]
José García Oliva created the Latin American Protest Archive, which included protest materials such as posters, leaflets and placards created by members for CAIWU campaigns.[5]
See also
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References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b Però (2020), p. 906
- ^ a b Annual Return for a Trade Union — Cleaners and Allied Independent Workers Union — 2023 (PDF) (Report). Trades Union Certification Officer. 31 December 2023. p. 3.
- ^ Però (2020), pp. 901, 905–906
- ^ Cooke, Millie (2 August 2024). "Cleaners in Parliament facing mass redundancies despite Labour pledge to 'serve working people'". Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ Broome, Henry (22 August 2024). "'We Are Not the Dirt We Clean'". Tribune.
Works cited
[edit]- Però, Davide (2020). "Indie Unions, Organizing and Labour Renewal: Learning from Precarious Migrant Workers". Work, Employment & Society. 34 (5): 900–918. ISSN 0950-0170.