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07.08.2018 / News /

Press coverage on the strikes so far

Metro (8.8.18) Cleaners at the Ministry of Justice go on strike for the London living wage

Channel (7.8.18) :   Government cleaners work 80-hour weeks to afford living costs

BBC (7.8.18): Ministry of Justice cleaners strike over ‘insufficient’ pay

Sky News: (7.8.18) ‘Not the dirt we clean’: Ministry of Justice cleaners walk out over pay

Guardian (7.8.18) Ministry of Justice cleaners begin three-day strike over pay

Guardian (7.8.18)The striking Ministry of Justice cleaners know their worth – all power to them

Huntington Post (7.8.18) ‘We’re Not Living, Just Surviving’ – Government Cleaners Strike Over Low Pay

Left Food Forward (7.8.18) These cleaners have won their demands from Kensington council after a historic strike

Guardian (5.8.18): Cleaners to strike in first action by UK’s low-paid ‘army’

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