More than 1,000 rail cleaning staff to strike over pay
by Harry Taylor from World news | The Guardian on (#667N0)
RMT boss, Mick Lynch, hailed historic result' after cleaner members of the union vote in favour of action
Cleaners will become the latest set of rail staff to strike over pay, after more than 1,000 who are members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) voted in support of taking industrial action.
The RMT is asking for pay to rise to 15 an hour with improved pensions, company sick pay and holiday entitlement from private contractors including Churchill, Atalian Servest and Mitie.
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