‘We were glad to read reports that the management of the Clarks company have agreed to bring in ACAS as mediators in the dispute at Clarks Warehouse.' Photo: Photo courtesy of @workersliberty on Twitter

'We write as Quakers from the Quaker Meeting of which two members set up the Clarks shoe business nearly two centuries.'

Street Friends send letter about Clarks strike

'We write as Quakers from the Quaker Meeting of which two members set up the Clarks shoe business nearly two centuries.'

by Rebecca Hardy 3rd December 2021

Street Meeting has sent a letter to the new CEO of LionRock Capital, the company which is now the majority shareholder in Clarks shoemakers, once a Quaker company. Friends have been working on the statement for weeks, Sheila James told the Friend. Meanwhile some local Quakers have been supporting the more than 100 warehouse workers who have been striking since October.

Street Friends send letter about Clarks strike

'We write as Quakers from the Quaker Meeting of which two members set up the Clarks shoe business nearly two centuries.'

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