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Contracted out gateline
workers at Northern took
further strike action on March
16 in a dispute over pay, union
recognition and working
conditions.
RMT members working for
Carlisle Support Services on the
Northern contract set up picket
lines in Manchester, Leeds and
Wigan.
Among the demands of
workers is the ending of zero
hours contracts and the removal
of the Timegate app which has
failed to accurately calculate
pay and leave allowance.
Carlisle Support Services
who runs the contract for
gateline workers at Northern do
not provide sick pay, holiday
pay and provide significantly
lower wages to their staff
compared with the rest of
Northern.
RMT general secretary Mick
Lynch said that the company
had shown no regard for their
staff.
"We will continue our
industrial campaign until we can
reach a negotiated settlement.
"Ultimately the only long-
term solution is to end
contracting out and bring the
gateline contract back in house
with all the benefits of direct
employment from Northern,”
he said.
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WORKERS STRIKE
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