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Train station agency cleaners begin campaign for real living wage

AGENCY cleaners at several major railway stations nationwide have “had enough” and are kicking off a fight for pay justice tomorrow.

Members of the RMT who are contracted by the Mitie employment agency to clean stations run by Network Rail have begun a campaign for the real living wage of £9 an hour.

The cleaners’ campaign will highlight the poverty pay of the workers who look after Glasgow Central, Edinburgh Waverley, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Leeds and Birmingham New Street stations.

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