CLEANERS ARE ESSENTIAL Sign the petition to get London Underground cleaners brought in-house

RMT is campaigning to get outsourced cleaning grades back in-house as part of the TUC's 'Our Work Matters' campaign.

But as part of RMT’s own campaigning, pressure is being put on the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to deliver on his pledge to review his cleaning contract with ABM with a view to insourcing these workers.

It is time for the mayor to show real leadership and bring in-house more than 2,000 cleaners who work on the Underground and who are currently outsourced to a US company called ABM.

There are two ways you can support this campaign and our cleaning grades members now: Sign the online petition hosted by the TUC or write to the mayor here: https://www.rmt.org.uk/letter /bring-londons-tubecleaners-in-house/ it’s a one off”.

John Hill, Teesside said that he had successfully fought for time and a half for cleaners working on bank holidays.

Delegates also called on the union to contact other unions with a mandate for industrial action to strike together.

Serwaa Boateng added: “It’s a very good idea because unity is strength”.

Guest speaker Colin Stewart spoke on the work of RMT’s disabled members advisory committee. “We’ve successfully fought against the closure of ticket offices.

“If there’s nobody there to assist anybody with mobility issues,” he said.

RMT relief regional organiser Glen Hart told delegates that to tackle a problem you need to take each hurdle at a time.

“Strike action is always our last option, and we always have to be willing to use it as well. Even if we haven’t balloted in some of the companies, we can still use the national dispute in other companies to our advantage,” he said.