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Articles about work, policy and workers' struggles in the service sector, as distinct from retail, energy and communications.
Victory for cleaners union in Greece during new ISAP occupation
Cleaners union occupies ISAP (metro) HQs and secures series of concessions.
On Wen. 25/2/09, during the 24h strike of ADEDY, the umbrella trade union for the public sector, across Greece which saw all schools, universities and civil services shut down, 90 autonomous trade unions headed by PEKOP the autonomous union of cleaners whose gen. secretary K.
Eurostar cleaners vote for Bank Holiday strike
Workers who clean Eurostar have voted to take 24-hour strike action on Bank Holiday Monday in a dispute over pay.
More than 120 members of the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out on 25th August. The workers want a higher basic wage than the £6.37 per hour which the staff, who work for contractor OCS, receive.
Striking tube cleaners intimidated
Tube cleaners’ union RMT has demanded an end to “appalling intimidation“ of members involved in a 48-hour strike for a living wage on, one on July 1st-3rd. Tube cleaners also engaged in a 24-hour strike on June 25th-26th.
The union is gathering evidence that cleaners have been bullied, harassed and threatened with the sack and with illegal punitive deductions from their wages if they take strike action.
Canada: support workers strike at New Brunswick Community College
500 workers, including lab technicians and canteen, security and cleaning staff, are currently striking over pay.
The workers, members of local 1251 of the public service union have been striking since January 10th; pay negotiations broke down at the end of November and no new negiotiations were scheduled.
Migrant workers win Northampton strike
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A group of Eastern European workers who were being denied the wages they were owed have been paid in full following strike action.
The mainly Polish workers employed by cleaning company Glenn Management to clean offices on the Moulton Park industrial estate, Northampton, had not been paid properly for around four months. However after only one day's strike action they were paid the money that they were owed.
Tube cleaners claim massive pay victory
Tube cleaners working for contractors to Metronet are to receive substantial pay rises when Transport for London takes over the failed privateer’s contracts, marking a huge victory for a two-year campaign by London Underground’s biggest union.
RMT today revealed that Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has agreed that the London Living Wage of £7.20 an hour will become the minimum for some 900 cleaners on former Metronet contracts from the moment TfL take charge of them.
For some cleaners paid only the minimum legal wage of £5.85 it will mean an increase of at least £1.35 an hour - well over 20%.
New Zealand: 800 Hospital cleaners locked out after strike
Around 800 workers contracted to Spotless Services Ltd have been locked out of their kitchen, orderly and cleaning jobs today at 13 public hospitals across New Zealand after they attempted to start industrial action.
The action involved striking for 55 minutes of every hour, 24 hours a day in a struggle for better wages and conditions.
France: Strike over at Gare d'Austerlitz
Night-train cleaners at the Gare d'Austerlitz rail station in Paris have ended their strike after negotiations with management.
After a month of weekly one-day strikes the cleaners, employed by contractor TSI, at the Gare d'Austerlitz have returned to work.
Hospital cleaners stage walk out
Cleaners and catering staff at a hospital in Neath, Wales, staged a 24-hour strike in protest yesterday at what they say is a decrease in working hours.
Staff at Neath Port Talbot Hospital, contracted by OCS Ltd, say they have been told their hours are to be cut. Officials from trade union Unison said the 140 staff affected are angry and added an independent report recommended hours should in fact be increased. But a spokesperson for OCS denied there had been a cut in working hours.
Houston janitors reach deal to end strike
Houston janitors ended a month long strike today against the city's five major cleaning companies after reaching a tentative agreement that will guarantee higher wages, more work hours and medical benefits.
Houston janitors ended a month long strike today against the city's five major cleaning companies after reaching a tentative agreement that will guarantee higher wages, more work hours and medical benefits.
