CLEANERS' DISPUTE CONTINUES

The dispute for outsourced cleaners on the railway, including Atalian Servest and Mitie, is ongoing despite the cancellation of previous strike dates. RMT is determined that its cleaner members deserve:

A pay increase to £15 per hour

Decent sick pay

Free travel facilities

Good pension for all

RMT recently won free travel facilities for 5800 of its London-based cleaning operatives, proving that solid action can achieve these aims

Next Branch Dates:

Darlington No1 Branch - Monday 20th February, 1630 at Old English Gentleman Pub, Darlington Teesside Branch - Sunday 26th February, 1900 at Eaglescliffe Pub, Stockton-on-Tees

Newcastle Rail and Catering Branch - Thursday 2nd March, 1600 at Split Chimp Micropub, Newcastle

Newcastle & Gateshead Branch - Friday 3rd March, 1830 at Marlborough Club, Newcastle

York & District Branch - Monday 6th March, 1830 at Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre, York

For all other branch meetings please contact branches on email listed on contacts page. It is vital during this time of industrial unrest that members use their branches to have their voice heard. YOUR UNION, YOUR VOICE

Gate Gourmet

RMT have declared that a dispute situation now exists between our union and Gate Gourmet

We believe that these members who are on one of the lowest wages on the railway deserve more than a minimum increase in order to comply with the real living wage.

Members on Gate Gourmet are an integral part of the railway family and should be treated fairly by an employer that rakes in millions They have refused to negotiate with your union on a pay increase and have simply imposed this derisory amount on workers and we won’t stand for it.

Gate Gourmet staff deliver high standards expected by LNER and the employer profits from your hard labour by paying you as little as it can

Affected members will be balloted shortly, please check that all your details are logged correctly on our membership system. If you need to change anything please call 0800 376 3706 OR email: info@rmt org uk

We need strong membership density as this will greatly improve our chances of success. If you see Gate Gourmet staff in or around stations – ask them to join RMT to win and fightback against inequality. We can win this dispute. Your region backs all workers in their struggles against poverty pay