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Passengers arrive at Waterloo train station in London, April 8, 2024
PASSENGER trains and railway stations are being left in a “disgraceful” state by cleaning contractors, according to a damning RMT report.
Cleaners working for such companies have dismissed inspections as “superficial” and 80 per cent said that they had been forced by heavy workloads to cut corners in their jobs, a survey by the rail union found.
The union argued that this was happening because profits, not passengers, were the main priority of train operators and cleaning contractors.
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Our members face daily abuse, being spat at, sometimes even deadly assaults, and employers fail to take the issue seriously despite the increasing danger, writes RMT general secretary EDDIE DEMPSEY