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OUTSOURCED Merseyrail cleaners voted to accept a new pay offer today, bringing a successful end to their dispute.

Cleaners employed by private firm Churchill secured a 6 per cent pay rise backdated to April 2023 and a further 5 per cent from April 2024, their union RMT announced. 

Workers will also get improved sick pay and an uplift to a £15 minimum hourly rate from April 2025.

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