Bus sector reacts to Government’s £3bn funding boost
The Local Government Association has highlighted the essential role of councils in planning and coordinating bus services, and said that more detail was needed on how this will be allocated. Cllr Tom Hunt, Chair of the LGA’s Inclusive Growth Committee, said: “The LGA has long called for simplified and longer-term bus funding under the control of councils, who can […]
UK bus drivers’ demand for dignity on November World Toilet Day
Research by Unite the union has found over half of UK bus routes have no toilets available for drivers. Unite undertook the research to mark World Toilet Day by looking at 420 routes operated by FirstBus, Stagecoach, Arriva, Lothian Buses, National Express, Plymouth Buses, Translink, Coastliner and Go-Ahead. It found that 222 out of the […]
Resolution found for BEAR Scotland workers’ pay dispute
A pay dispute involving Inverness-based road maintenance workers at BEAR Scotland has been resolved. The workers voted in favour of strike action last month, a move Unite said could potentially disrupt traffic on the A9 between Perth and Inverness, says the BBC. Unite said it had negotiated a union recognition agreement and pay increases up to […]
Gatwick taxi drivers protest at Uber ‘swerving’ licensing laws
Gatwick taxi drivers have staged a protest at the airport over Uber’s swerving of licensing laws that is crippling local trade, according to Unite. In a statement Unite says that Uber has an unfair advantage over Crawley’s private hire taxis because it can circumvent the local authority’s licensing laws, resulting in Uber cars registered in […]
Bristol faces more disruption as new bus strike dates announced
Over 600 drivers from First West of England’s City Line will walk out for two weeks while a demonstration will take place in Bristol. The city is set to be brought to a standstill next month as over 600 drivers at First West of England’s City Line have voted to take two weeks of fresh […]
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 […]
Bus workers strike to cause mass disruption to Bee Network
Serious disruption to bus services in Greater Manchester is expected later this month when more than 2000 Unite members including bus drivers working for the city’s Bee Network walk out in a co-ordinated strike. The workers are employed by Stagecoach, Metroline Manchester and First Bus Rochdale. At Stagecoach, around 1000 drivers based across the Oldham, […]
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 […]
Metrolink strikes to bring “summer standstill” to Manchester
Manchester is facing a summer of standstill as workers on the city’s tram system, Metrolink, are to strike following a woeful pay offer. Over 600 members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, are angry after Metrolink was only prepared to make a pay offer of a 4.5 per cent increase in 2024 despite years of […]
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 […]