Tag: Rail
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Strike action on Translink bus and rail services tomorrow in absence of pay offer
Joint Transport Union press release Bus and rail workers to conduct sixth one-day strike action on 1 February A further three strike dates in February are planned in campaign to secure a cost-of-living pay increase More than 3,000 workers at Translink are to commence a further 24-hour stoppage tomorrow (Thursday 1 February) in the cost…
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Public transport unions to escalate strike action next month
Joint transport unions press release The three public transport trade unions, Unite, GMB and SIPTU, will today (Monday 22 January) notify Translink of further planned strike action on Thursday (1 February). This is the first of a likely four further days of strike action to be taken in February. The notification marks a further escalation…
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All three frontline public transport trade unions record overwhelming votes for strike action over pay freeze
Vote raises prospect of bus and rail services in Northern Ireland being brought to a standstill Unions convene discussion with workplace reps to agree schedule of strike action All three leading public transport unions representing frontline public transport workers report large majorities for strike action and action short of strike action among Translink employees responding…
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Secretary of state’s threat to cut free and concessionary travel creates double whammy for bus and rail users
Investment in improving public transport services in Northern Ireland is needed not cuts Bus and rail services are vital for greater inclusion and for a just transition to a more sustainable economy Unite the union has warned that plans by the secretary of state Chris Heaton Harris to cut free and half-fare travel on buses and…
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Unions demand urgent meeting with Secretary of State in campaign for a pay increase for bus and rail workers
Joint Unite-GMB-SIPTU News Release DfI permanent secretary tells trade unions that inadequate budget leaves him unable to properly fund public transport Unite, GMB and SIPTU members working in Translink continue to vote in unprecedented coordinated industrial ballot A delegation of Translink workplace reps and union officers from Unite, GMB and SIPTU met with the permanent…
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Unite, GMB and SIPTU set for crunch meeting with DfI Permanent Secretary ahead of bus and rail industrial action ballot
Joint Unite-GMB-SIPTU News Release Unions set to proceed with coordinated industrial ballots after bus and rail workforce overwhelmingly rejects zero percent pay offer Passenger transport trade unions representing the overwhelming majority of Translink’s workforce are set to proceed to coordinated strike ballot as part of an escalating industrial dispute. The way to coordinated industrial ballots was…