His successor promised London Underground cleaners a better deal and didn’t deliver. Now Tory Mayor of London, barmy Boris Johnson, has reneged on his promise made a year ago to pay them £7.60 per hour.
Yes you read that right – £7.60 per hour is considered to be the London Living Wage. Thousands of workers throughout London exist on the Statutory Minimum Wage of just £5.73. This is £1.87 under the declared London Living Wage. Both figures are disgraceful! It should be in excess of £10 per hour.
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To expect people to live on such a low hourly rate anywhere in the UK is taking the piss – big time. The RMT and other other unions in the capital are putting pressure on London’s employers to meet their obligations to pay a fair wage. A victory for cleaners on the tube is a start, it will become a benchmark for claims for a better wage by cleaners in other industries.
Cleaning the Underground is no picnic for only £5.73 per hour they are expected to clean up vomit, urine, excrement and even blood and gore after suicides. They are paid no extra for working through the night or weekends.
The RMT says to the London Mayor – Boris Keep Your Promise! Give the cleaners the London Living Wage of £7.60 an hour. The Duck Shoot tells Boris to Stop Taking the Piss!
Sources:
The London Living Wage
The Statutory Minimum Wage (PDF)
RMT YouTube Channel
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