Cleaners on Merseyrail set to strike in pay row

Railway cleaners are to stage a 48-hour strike in a dispute over pay.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union employed by contractors Churchill on Merseyrail will walk out on April 4.

The union said the cleaners had "no option" but to take industrial action because of the lack of an acceptable pay offer.

RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said: "Churchill must recognise that our members are some of the poorest paid in our industry and need a pay offer that lifts them out of poverty.

"The current offer falls well short of that modest demand and now we have to make the employer understand that our members are serious about securing a fair pay deal.

"It remains our view that these workers should be insourced immediately so they can receive the same terms and conditions as directly employed Merseyrail staff."

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