More strikes add further disruption to Manchester Bee Network bus services
Three additional strike dates at Manchester’s Bee Network have been announced by Unite, the union representing workers in passenger transport. Over 2,000 workers involved in the dispute are employed by Stagecoach, Metroline Manchester and First Bus Rochdale – firms which are among those that make up the bus section of the integrated Bee Network. Workers […]
Glasgow’s Clyde Tunnel could close as union set to ballot workers over strike action
Glasgow’s motorists are facing traffic chaos a potential strikes could close the Clyde Tunnel. The team controlling the tunnel are to be balloted on industrial action after a national pay offer was overwhelmingly rejected. Over 60,000 drivers use the tunnel every day. Keir Greenaway, GMB Scotland senior organiser in public services, said: “The workers at the Clyde Tunnel […]
Manchester Metrolink strikes called off after new pay deal secured
Unite members working for Manchester’s Metrolink tram system are celebrating a new pay deal after accepting an improved offer from their employer. Proposed strikes that were due to take place later this week have now been called off. Hundreds of workers are set to receive a substantial pay rise, with Customer service representatives at the […]
London buses dispute escalates as hundreds more workers ballot for strikes
More than 300 London Transit staff are being balloted for industrial action, bringing the total number of RATP bus workers poised to strike to over 2,100. The London Transit drivers and engineers, who are based at Westbourne Park bus garage in Notting Hill, are angry at a three per cent pay offer that represents a […]
Stagecoach workers in Bedford to strike over pay
Over 140 drivers for Cambus, a subsidiary of Stagecoach, are to strike in Bedfordshire after the company refused to make a decent pay offer, Unite the union said today. Drivers at Cambus earn just £13.46 per hour while other companies in the area are already paying over £15 leaving bus drivers substantially out of pocket. […]