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OUTSOURCED staff who took indefinite strike action at a major government department have won out against “intransigent” agency employer ISS by gaining the London Living Wage.
The workers, including caterers, cleaners, receptionists, porters, postal room assistants and security guards, subcontracted by agency giant ISS to work at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) are now paid £10.55 an hour.
They have also gained a massively improved deal on sick pay and have had their allotted annual leave increased.
Ben Chacko talks to RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY about how the key to fixing broken Britain lies in collective sectoral bargaining, restoring unions’ ability to take solidarity strike action and bringing about the much-vaunted ‘wave of insourcing’
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
