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Railway cleaners must be directly employed by train operators, RMT conference hears
Delegates back call to campaign for sick pay entitlement for all cleaners

RAILWAY cleaners must be brought into the direct employment of train-operating companies, the RMT AGM heard today.

Delegates unanimously endorsed a call to campaign for sick pay entitlement for all cleaners, and heard warnings that bosses were targeting migrant workers over their immigration status.

London Underground Bakerloo line delegate Jim McDaid said: “What we’ve got is exploitation of the working class in clear view. There’s only one solution and that’s to bring these roles back in-house.

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