VUE Entertainment cinema workers set for a further round of four weeks’ strike action 

Dozens of VUE Entertainment cinema workers based at the St Enoch’s centre in Glasgow are set for a further round of four weeks’ strike action starting tomorrow (8 January) in a fight to secure better jobs, pay and conditions. 

In a historic first at a major Scottish cinema chain, Unite hospitality members  have been taking strike action over four weeks during the festive period as part of the campaign to secure the real living wage for workers aged 18 and over, union recognition, and safe subsidised transport for workers at the end of shifts. 

The latest round of strike action will last for four weeks starting from 8 January 2026 and continuing each day up to 6 February 2026. Unite represents the overwhelming majority of the customer assistant and team leaders at the VUE St Enoch’s site. 

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “VUE is a very profitable company and it can easily bring this dispute to an end by agreeing to pay workers fairly.” 

"Unite is totally supporting this group of young, low paid and precarious workers in their next phase of strikes as they step up the campaign for better jobs, pay and conditions.” 

VUE Entertainment Limited made a profit amounting to £25.3m in 2024, up from £10.5m in 2023. Unite’s membership at Village Hotels in Govan have also been taking strike action since 28 November with the action ongoing. 

Unite industrial officer Lorna Glen, added: “VUE has forced the workers out of the cinema doors because they will not meet the fair and reasonable asks of its workers. 

“Workers are on low and unequal pay levels, and they regularly have to take unreliable and potentially unsafe modes of transport home when working unsociable hours. These issues must be addressed by VUE or the blame for any escalation in strike action will lie entirely with management.” 

Yana Petticrew, organiser for the Glasgow branch of Unite Hospitality, said: “Our members are generating massive profits for VUE. While management is only paying the basic legal minimums. The workers are demonstrating real bravery as they continue to fight for a wage worth living on and a voice in the workplace through their union.”  

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Notes to editors For media enquiries contact: Andrew Brady on 07810 157922 or andrew.brady@unitetheunion.org  Unite Scotland is the country’s biggest and most diverse trade union with around 150,000 members.