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Exploited railway cleaners to strike against poverty pay this weekend

EXPLOITED railway cleaners are rebelling against poverty pay by taking strike action against their profiteering private employers this weekend.

Members of rail union RMT employed by profitable contractors Atalian Servest Limited and Churchill are on strike today.

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “This strike by cleaners sends a clear message that our union will fight tooth and nail against super exploitative contractors who refuse to pay key workers properly.

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