On a related school's catering contract with Chartwells main competitor, Sodexo, school catering workers just like those in Reading have received the backing from Ed Miliband, one of the front runners in the Labour Party leadership campaign. Speaking at an event in London on Sunday, in the London Borough of Richmond, Ed Miliband said,

“I have no hesitation in backing the Richmond dinner ladies’ demands for fair treatment from their employers. School children rely on the hard work these women do, and the very least they deserve is fair treatment on the most basic of issues, like sick pay and safety at work.”

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