Unite has warned London’s bus operators that they must swiftly agree capital wide programmes to tackle the chronic problem of fatigue and exhaustion being experienced by bus drivers. Earlier…Read more…
‘Resounding verdict’
The prospect of a London bus drivers’ strike later this year has moved dramatically closer as bus workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in a consultative ballot. The…Read more…
‘Enough is enough’
Exhausted London bus drivers, many of whom are suffering from chronic fatigue, are gearing up to vote for strike action in defence of health and safety. Unite announced that it will begin a…Read more…
‘Together we are one London’
London’s buses are vibrant microcosm for one of the most diverse cities on earth – but they’re also sadly the scene of hundreds of hate crimes each year. Earlier this year, hate crime on…Read more…
Give us a break
London bus drivers descended on City Hall in the capital today (August 29) to demand action from Transport for London (TfL) and private bus operators after the publication of a shock new report into…Read more…
Driven to exhaustion
Unite is urging Transport for London (TfL) to take definitive action to tackle fatigue among London bus drivers. Unite’s demand follows the publication today (August 28) of new research by…Read more…
Central London bus shake-up
Proposals for the biggest shake-up in over 16 years of London’s central bus network will leave bus drivers worried for their future their union Unite warned today (September 28), as it called on…Read more…
Justice for Marcia
Unite will launch a major campaign in support of bus driver Marcia Carty who is suffering religious discrimination by her employer Metroline Travel. Marcia Carty is a life-long…Read more…
Beating the heat?
This month’s relentlessly high temperatures are set to continue next week and, if the hot weather lingers much longer, the UK could be in for a record-breaking summer. For some, the sun has…Read more…