In the old days if Stagecoach drivers at a local depot took strike action, the bus giant would put the word out for scabs from outside the area to earn as much overtime as they could get by covering…Read more…
Kinchbus drivers in strike vote
A pay dispute at Kinchbus could lead to serious disruption to bus services in Loughborough and the East Midlands, Unite said today (October 12). Around 50 Kinchbus drivers, who are amongst the lowest…Read more…
Arriva Guildford bus depot to close
The flawed nature of bus privatisation has been vividly exposed by the announcement that Arriva is closing its depot in Guildford, leaving the travel arrangements of thousands of Surrey residents in…Read more…
‘Welcome step in right direction’
Planned strike action scheduled for next week by bus drivers employed by Ribble Motor Services Ltd (part of the multimillion pound Stagecoach group) based at the Preston and Chorley bus depots has…Read more…
‘Bus workers deserve so much better’
The UK’s bus industry has been placed on notice by the union representing the country’s bus workers that it must address the terrible working conditions or face the obvious consequences. Sharon…Read more…
‘We are on our own’
Paul Ainslie, a London bus driver and Unite delegate to Labour’s conference has a powerful story to tell.
Throughout the pandemic bus drivers kept on working taking staff to hospitals, to…Read more…
Arriva North West bus drivers in strike vote
Nearly 2,000 Arriva bus drivers across Liverpool, Manchester and the north west of England are being balloted for strike action in a dispute over pay. If the Unite members, based at depots in…Read more…
National Express warned over Stagecoach takeover bid
Unite has warned National Express that its bid to takeover Stagecoach comes at a time of industrial unrest amongst the target firm’s staff. Members of Unite are currently involved in around 20…Read more…
Manchester Stagecoach bus drivers to vote for strike action
Bus passengers in Greater Manchester could be facing severe disruption to their journeys if drivers employed by Stagecoach, vote for strike action in a dispute over pay. Stagecoach, which operates as…Read more…
Bring back mandatory masks on public transport call
Concerns have been raised over a significant fall in mask-wearing on public transport after the government dropped the requirement earlier this summer. New figures from Network Rail have shown that…Read more…
Stagecoach in Chesterfield ‘penny pinching’ on pay
Chesterfield bus passengers face serious disruption this autumn and winter if Stagecoach bus drivers and cleaners vote for strike action over a pay dispute, Unite said today (September 20). Unite…Read more…
‘Patchwork protection’
While prime minister Boris Johnson announced earlier this week that most coronavirus restrictions would be dropped from Monday, July 19 — including mask wearing on public transport — city…Read more…
Bus drivers ‘deserve to be treated better’
Unite, which represents tens of thousands of bus drivers, has written to its members setting out their legal rights, after the government confirmed that passengers in England will no longer have to…Read more…
Bus workers furious over gov’t plans to end mandatory masks
Bus workers, Unite members, have reacted with fury after prime minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday (July 5) that mask wearing would no longer be compulsory in any setting from July 19. Since…Read more…
‘Passengers and bus drivers at renewed risk’
Unite, which represents tens of thousands of bus drivers, is calling on the government to ensure that the current rules on mask wearing and reduced capacity on public transport are properly enforced…Read more…
‘Huge victory’ at Manchester Go North West
Bus drivers at Go North West in Manchester have defeated attempts to fire and rehire them, agreeing a deal which will end one of the country’s longest-running industrial disputes. The deal was…Read more…
‘No remote sign on. Full stop’
London bus operator Metroline has until 10 May to permanently drop its controversial ‘remote sign on’ policy – or it will face a summer of strikes, Unite warned today (Friday 23 April).
The post ‘No…Read more…
Fresh London bus strikes as peace talks fail
Londoners face fresh public transport disruption as Unite announced further strike action involving bus drivers employed by London United, a subsidiary of the French owned company RATP, in the long…Read more…
Outlaw fire and rehire plea to Mayors
Unite today (Thursday April 15) called on the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan to publicly back a declaration to outlaw fire and rehire on bus…Read more…
London United bus strikes latest
The increasingly bitter dispute, involving London United, a subsidiary of the French owned company RATP, is set to intensify, after bus drivers at two more garages voted to join the industrial action…Read more…