Tag: Public Transport
-
Responsibility for first public transport strike in eight years lies solely with secretary of state
Public transport funding needed to ensure cost of living pay increase for workforce Workers from Unite, GMB and SIPTU will take 24-hour strike action commencing from 00.01am Friday [1 December] in pursuit of a cost of living pay increase. The strike action will affect bus and rail services across Northern Ireland and the action by members of…
-
Unite the union condemns attacks on Translink staff working on Glider service
May 5th: The Unite the union Metro Branch Committee has condemned recent attacks on Translink staff members working on the Glider service in Belfast. In four different anti-social behaviour incidents over recent days, members of staff opening the Glider service have been subject to assault and attacks. Unite the union, the largest public transport union…
-
Employers must put in place plans now to encourage mass uptake of Covid-19 vaccines by their workforces
Businesses need to provide paid release to workers to access appointments and commence engagement with Translink now on transport plans for mass workplace vaccination drives While Unite the union encourages broadest possible uptake of vaccine by public, it is vital that immunisation must remain a voluntary choice Kevin McAdam, Unite Regional Officer for workers in the…
-
Union reiterates its call for face coverings to be made compulsory for passengers on all forms of public transport
Moves under consideration by Stormont Executive for face coverings to be made compulsory on designated school transport services do not go far enough Michael Dornan, Chair of Unite’s Metro driver branch, called on the Stormont Executive to make it compulsory that all passengers, including school children, have to wear face coverings on all forms of…