"It smells like urine" - what it's really like to work in Parliament | The New Statesman
February 28, 2023
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as posted by the channel“We just don't have job security” - Labour researcher Jenny Symmons.
Jenny Symmons and Holly Brazier Tope are senior researchers for Labour MPs and representatives of parliamentary staff for the GMB union. They join Anoosh Chakelian and Zoë Grünewald to delve into the working conditions, power imbalances and abuses that take place within Westminster.
The guests open up about the problems at their workplace, ranging from diseased drinking water, fires and asbestos to bullying, outrageous assignments and sexual misconduct.
The team discuss the dangers of being employed by an individual MP, including poor pay and being fired at will, why parliamentary staffers are considering strike action, and whether a more inclusive and less toxic workplace is possible.
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