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Manchester mayor accelerates bus franchising plans

Mar 14, 2022By UNITElive

Unite, which represents over 70,000 bus workers, has welcomed the decision of Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to accelerate his plans to introduce bus franchising in the city region. In the…Read more…

Mar 14, 2022UNITElive

‘Solidarity has paid off’

Mar 11, 2022By UNITElive

When Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey told British workers last month that they shouldn’t ask for a pay rise, he perhaps didn’t get the memo that Unite members are standing firm to protect…Read more…

Mar 11, 2022UNITElive

‘Excellent’ pay win

Jan 14, 2022By UNITElive

More than 400 Nottingham bus drivers are celebrating an ‘excellent’ pay win negotiated by Unite. NCT wages will now increase by £1 an hour, meaning drivers will see their pay rise between 8.3 per…Read more…

Jan 14, 2022UNITElive

‘Benchmark deal for all other bus companies to follow’

Dec 8, 2021By UNITElive

Unite has welcomed news today (December 8) that more than 1,300 First Bus Glasgow drivers are set to receive an inflation busting pay rise over the next two years.

The post ‘Benchmark deal for all…Read more…

Dec 8, 2021UNITElive

Bring back mandatory masks on public transport call

Sep 22, 2021By UNITElive

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…

Sep 22, 2021UNITElive

‘Patchwork protection’

Jul 14, 2021By UNITElive

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…

Jul 14, 2021UNITElive

‘No remote sign on. Full stop’

Apr 23, 2021By UNITElive

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…

Apr 23, 2021UNITElive

Manchester bus franchising announcement welcomed

Mar 25, 2021By UNITElive

Unite has welcomed the announcement today (March 25) by Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham that Greater Manchester will adopt a system of bus franchising. Unite believes that the new system, which is…Read more…

Mar 25, 2021UNITElive

London bus strikes announced

Feb 9, 2021By UNITElive

London bus passengers should brace themselves for serious disruption as Unite announced bus strikes in the capital. The first wave of strike action involves bus drivers employed by the French owned…Read more…

Feb 9, 2021UNITElive

‘Fire and rehire’ attack

Jan 18, 2021By UNITElive

Nearly 500 Manchester bus drivers employed by Go North West are facing the threat of being fired and rehired, which will see a 10 per cent reduction in the number of drivers employed, an increase in…Read more…

Jan 18, 2021UNITElive

‘Using Covid-19 as a cloak to justify jobs’ cull’

Nov 6, 2020By UNITElive

The closure of the Alexander Dennis (ADL) plant in Guildford this week after 125 years of vehicle building with the loss of 200 jobs was ‘cynically fast tracked’ using the global pandemic as an…Read more…

Nov 6, 2020UNITElive

Broken pay deal prompts strike

Oct 5, 2020By UNITElive

Workers paid below industry standard at Leeds-based bus manufacturer Optare have voted in favour of strike action over the company’s ‘broken promise’ to provide a pay increase for 2019 and 2020,…Read more…

Oct 5, 2020UNITElive

Unite victory on remote sign-on

Sep 29, 2020By UNITElive

Unite, the union which represents over 20,000 bus drivers in London, has secured a major victory in its campaign against the introduction of highly controversial remote sign-on operating procedures….Read more…

Sep 29, 2020UNITElive

Face covering fines ‘will make little difference’ if rules not enforced

Sep 24, 2020By UNITElive

In the last three months, only about 400 fines were issued to people for failing to wear face coverings on public transport, figures obtained by Unite have revealed. The small number of fines…Read more…

Sep 24, 2020UNITElive

‘Gov’t support must come now’

Jul 27, 2020By UNITElive

Up to 650 job losses at bus maker Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) sites at Guildford, Scarborough and Fife are a ‘devasting blow’ for workers and their communities, Unite said today (July 27). Unite…Read more…

Jul 27, 2020UNITElive

Not at the expense of workers

May 19, 2020By UNITElive

He said Unite had processes in place that could make the static workplace safe – and had been in talks with government at the highest level – but he emphasised, “Unless we sort public transport out…Read more…

May 19, 2020UNITElive

Bus scheme gets thumbs up from Unite

Feb 14, 2020By UNITElive

Unite which represents London’s bus drivers, has warmly welcomed the announcement today (Friday February 14) that Sadiq Khan the Mayor of London is introducing a retention payment to tackle the high…Read more…

Feb 14, 2020UNITElive

Publicly owned public transport

Sep 25, 2019By UNITElive

Unite bus driver Simon Rosenthal makes the case for publicly owned buses.

The post Publicly owned public transport appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…

Sep 25, 2019UNITElive

Connecting people and communities

Sep 8, 2019By UNITElive

London bus worker, James Mitchell, joined the debate for buses and a green transport system, by speaking in support of this composite, as “Unite is the largest trade union for bus…Read more…

Sep 8, 2019UNITElive

Halt First Bus sell-off call

Jun 26, 2019By UNITElive

The new chairman of FirstGroup should pledge to halt the sell-off of its bus operations in the UK, Unite said today (June 26).   Unite’s  intervention came after FirstGroup chairman Wolfhart…Read more…

Jun 26, 2019UNITElive
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