CHURCHILL CLEANERS AND THE TYNE AND WEAR METRO

Early day motion 2646, tabled 25 January 2012 by Ian Mearns (Labour). Signed by 33 members.

<p>That this House commends the work undertaken by the cleaners employed by Churchill Contract Services on theTyne andWear Metro; notes they are paid minimum wage rates for the vital work they do; believes that their efforts should be rewarded in line with other staff employed on the Metro system; is therefore dismayed that unlike other workers on the Metro they do not receive free travel passes; and calls on theTyne andWear Integrated Transport Authority to respond positively to the request made by the cleaners' trade union, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, for free travel passes to be issued to this group of workers.</p>

Signatures by party: Labour 28, DUP 2, Liberal Democrat 2, Conservative 1.