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‘Underpaid and mistreated’ outsourced workers at London uni ballot for strike action
Cleaners at Birmingham City University
“OVERWORKED, underpaid and mistreated” outsourced workers at a London university are being balloted for strike action to demand the same pay and conditions as in-house staff.
Security officers, porters and cleaners at the University of Greenwich claim that they are on “far worse” conditions than in-house staff, who enjoy better pay, pensions and parental leave.
The workers, employed by firm Sodexo, argue that the practice of outsourcing also “encourages discrimination, victimisation and racism.”
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