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Friday 6th May 2011
6 May 2011
RMT is balloting cleaners on First Great Western employed on the Mitie contract for strike action and action short of a strike.
The ballot for action in the pay dispute closes on 24 May, ethk union said.
“With inflation running at 5.5 per cent, Mitie has offered its cleaners a pay increase of just 1.25 per cent for last year and no more than 1 per cent from April this year,” an RMT statement said.
It amounts to |”a massive cut in living standards for the hard-working staff on the prestige First Great Western route whose dedication has enabled the company to generate operating profits of £48.4m in their most recent accounts”.
RMT said it wants to know why “First Great Western is allowing their contractors to treat low-paid cleaning staff with such complete contempt”.
A written statement from Mitie said talks with RMT are ongoing.
"We have been proactively engaged with the RMT at all times and look forward to holding additional constructive discussions with them,” the statement said.
RMT is balloting cleaners on First Great Western employed on the Mitie contract for strike action and action short of a strike.
The ballot for action in the pay dispute closes on 24 May, ethk union said.
“With inflation running at 5.5 per cent, Mitie has offered its cleaners a pay increase of just 1.25 per cent for last year and no more than 1 per cent from April this year,” an RMT statement said.
It amounts to |”a massive cut in living standards for the hard-working staff on the prestige First Great Western route whose dedication has enabled the company to generate operating profits of £48.4m in their most recent accounts”.
RMT said it wants to know why “First Great Western is allowing their contractors to treat low-paid cleaning staff with such complete contempt”.
A written statement from Mitie said talks with RMT are ongoing.
"We have been proactively engaged with the RMT at all times and look forward to holding additional constructive discussions with them,” the statement said.