Cinema staff who fought a campaign to get paid the London Living Wage are set to be balloted on strike action after they were told some could be made redundant. Workers at the Ritzy cinema in Brixton, south London, have taken industrial action in protest at not being paid the wage of £8.80 per hour. The union has now said about 20 of the 93 staff could lose their jobs. Picturehouse Cinemas said it could only increase the wage if it reduced staff. Staff at the cinema receive a starting wage of £7.53...Luke Crawley from the union Bectu said: "I understand a business would not want to pay people properly because that's how they make profits but that's not really acceptable. "We're not talking fantastical amounts of money here, it's not a fortune. Even if you work 40 hours a week you're still not going to be rich as a result of getting the London Living Wage. "But the fact is, on the national minimum wage, you haven't really got enough to live on in London." In a statement, the cinema said: "There are several proposals which are being openly discussed directly with all Ritzy staff (not just those in a union) and with Bectu as the collective representatives for the staff. "No decisions have been made.