Dear colleagues

• Insource TfL's cleaners. End the corporate capture at TfL
• Protest outside the TfL Board meeting at City Hall
• Wednesday 4th February 9.30am City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, London, E16 1ZE

Last week Transport for London announced that more than 2,000 cleaners working mainly on the Tube will work for outsourcing giant Mitie for the next five years, in spite of the Mayor saying he was in favour of insourcing them.

Outsourced cleaners on the Docklands Light Railway have been taking strike action for decent sick pay after their company told them it was only for the terminally ill.

The union will call on the Mayor to terminate the contract with Mitie and set out an urgent plan for the early insourcing of all TfL's cleaners and also urgently mandate sick pay for the DLR's cleaners.

Underpinning this, RMT's protest will draw attention to the way that TfL has been captured by private corporations. For example, as well as the privatisation of cleaning TfL also recently announced the re-privatisation of London Overground, giving an 8 year contract to FirstGroup.

TfL Executives who work and socialise closely with private transport and outsourcing company executives, are working to their own agenda, beyond democratic control or TfL Board scrutiny, turning London into a haven for transport privateers.

The union is also calling on the London Assembly to conduct an inquiry into TfL's relations capture by the corporate sector.

All branches and members are urged to support this important protest in support of our outsourced members in London.

Yours sincerely,

Eddie Dempsey

General Secretary