Exhausted cleaners struggling to pay for the basics of working at the Department for Education’s (DfE) Sanctuary Buildings are asking for a living wage, equal sick pay, annual leave with civil service workers, appropriate staffing levels, and union recognition.
“They don’t treat us cleaners like human beings, they treat us like rats”: Department of Education cleaners to strike
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