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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.
“The fact that some of our members are on minimum wage with no right to company sick pay is a scandal.
“Not only should these companies cough up what our members are owed, they should be stripped of their lucrative rail contracts and all outsourced staff brought back on the railway as direct employees.
“RMT will not rest until pay justice is achieved for our members.”
RMT said that last year Atalian Servest paid a dividend to its French parent company of £10.8 million, while Churchill made £39m profit in 2020.
