Monthly Archives: April 2015

Translink’s consultation on train service cuts another insult to travelling public

Travelling public offered a twelve-day consultation to approve unspecified cuts to train routes Unite bus and rail workforce reps gathering to agree campaign of industrial action to defend public transport Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for Translink workers, Davy McMurray, … Continue reading

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Robinson Centre workers left without an employer after botched RPA transfer

Ten workers receive P45s from X-force but are not transferred to Greenwich Leisure Ltd Union has placed all its members at the Robinson Centre on Asbestos register April 4: Unite’s Regional Officer with responsibility for local authority workers, Davy Edmont, … Continue reading

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Chaos in Roads Service as budget cuts leave workers confined to depots

Unite is calling emergency meeting of workers on response to severe cuts Workers sent home on sick leave as £50 materials cap undermines patching work April 3: Unite’s Regional Officer with responsibility for employees at the Roads Service, Gareth Scott … Continue reading

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