Drivers
Unite accepts driver bonus payment
London bus workers will now receive additional payments for working during the Olympics, removing the threat of disrupted services by strike action.
Unite
Bus News
Unite strike in spite of Johnson offer
Despite the offer of a financial package of £8.3m, on Friday, June 22, two-thirds of bus services in London failed to run, provoking a furious reaction from Boris Johnson and many Londoners. Unite said support […]
Bus News
London bus workers ballot for strike action
Members of the Unite trade union have voted to support an industrial action ballot over the failure of London’s bus operators to agree an Olympic payment. According to Unite, the turn out was 49.6% in […]
Bus News
Unite asks for extra pay for Olympics bus workers
Unite has written to all London bus operators calling for genuine negotiations for an Olympic Games pay award for 28,000 workers. The award would be in line with what other London transport workers will reportedly […]
Drivers
First publish staff stories in charity book
‘Life in the Bus Lane’ is released featuring winners from a staff writing competition Writing by bus drivers and a project worker from First Glasgow is set to feature in a brand new book, ‘Life […]
Bus News
First Aberdeen and Unite avert strike
First Aberdeen has agreed a new deal with union officials to settle an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. The result is the ending of the possibility of strike action by bus drivers at First […]
Bus News
Possible strike action at Arriva Buses Wales
Drivers are considering strike action over fears jobs could be lost at the Arriva Buses Wales’ Dolgellau depot in Gwynedd. Union representatives told The Cambrian News there is a possibility of staff redundancies, with job […]
Drivers
Driver on theft charge
A Blackpool Transport driver will appear before the courts this month over allegations he stole nearly £17,000 from the company’s staff benevolence fund – The Blackpool Gazette reported. Police launched an investigation after staff union […]
