Two weeks of strike action to coincide with Durham Miners Gala as RMT steps up fight for living wage for Tyne and Wear Metro cleaners

TRANSPORT UNION RMT confirmed today that cleaners working for Churchill on the Tyne and Wear Metro will mount a serious escalation of their long running battle for pay and workplace justice when they begin two weeks of strike action this Friday, 12th July, in a move that coincides with the massive Durham Miners Gala in the region.