NHS trust’s facilities staff vote to strike over pay discrimination claim

According to a report by The Guardian… Union accuses hospital group of ‘institutional racism’ as cleaners and porters get lower pay than colleaguesHundreds of NHS hospital workers have voted for strike action after claims that they have lost more than £36m in pay and pension contributions over the last four years.More than 330 low-paid workers, mainly cleaners, caterers and porters, known as facilities staff, at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospital group (GESH) are preparing to go on strike. Continue reading… complete report is on below link. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/09/nhs-staff-vote-strike-institutional-racism-pay-gap-claims