OUTSOURCED WORKERS STRIKE AT TRANSPENNINE

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: september/october 2026 :: RMTnews 15 Outsourced cleaners and catering workers at TransPennine Express (TPE) took 48-hour strike action against low pay with picket lines across the country. Catering workers at Rail Gourmet and cleaners at Bidvest Noonan took the action after the company to even make a pay offer even though the anniversary date was back in April. RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said that low pay was how outsourcing giants made money out of the rail network and called on the government to act. “Companies like Rail Gourmet and Bidvest Noonan hide behind the fact that TPE won’t take responsibility for low pay on their contracts. “The government needs to act to end the scourge of low pay for outsourced workers and bring them in-house where they belong,” he said.   OUTSOURCED WORKERS STRIKE AT TRANSPENNINE Rail Gourmet and Bidvest Noonan workers strike against low pay