00:00The pilot scheme is currently examining how cleaning services at bus and tube stations in London can be delivered in
00:07-house instead of being outsourced.
00:10Transport for London said the year-long initiative is aimed at helping it understand the steps that could allow the
00:16services to be delivered in an efficient, affordable and productive manner.
00:21Around 250 cleaners will be seconded to TfL for the scheme.
00:26The mayor said he has long championed insourcing where possible and that he is pleased that TfL is taking the
00:33important step for both customers and for the dedicated cleaning colleagues who help keep London moving.
00:41Rail Maritime and Transport Union General Secretary Eddie Dempsey said the union welcomes the mayor's support for insourcing and the
00:50launch of this pilot project.
00:53He added RMT will be fully involved and working with TfL throughout to make sure that it succeeds.
01:01Unions held a packed fringe meeting at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, calling for private contracts in sectors including
01:10health, transport and the civil service to be brought back in-house.
01:15To UC General Secretary Paul Novak claimed for far too long big outsourced companies have been rewarded for failure and
01:23that any productivity gains have been at the expense of workers' pay and conditions.
