Sod Off Sodexho

On Feb 24th , about 25 gathered at Queens Square Bristol, for an action against antiworker and anti-union Sodexho. They specialise in winning bids to make profits out of public money and are involved in prison building, running the voucher scheme for asylum seekers and servicing armies.

Over 600 leaflets were distributed during this colourful and noisy demo. Activists entered the Marriott Hotel, College Green (connected to Sodexho) and dropped a ‘Sodexho Marriott, from Hotels to Prisons’ banner from the Royal Suites floor. More banners were displayed outside denouncing Sodexho’s oppression of inmates, refugees, and workers.

After 1/2 an hour the fire brigade arrived; they’d been told to stay until the action ended. A decision was reached to end the action so as not to endanger the public by immobilising rescuing forces. A few people then joined a demo at Tesco, Eastgate against the voucher scheme.

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