Tag: Ulsterbus
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Unite lodges notice of first 24-hour strike action on December 1 by workers at Ulsterbus and Citybus
Following last week’s ballot of members on Ulsterbus, Metro and Glider services, Unite the union has today notified Translink management that its members are to commence a 24-hour strike from 00.01 on Friday 1 December. Unite is the largest union at Translink and represents more than half the company’s workforce. The strike will mean no bus…
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Unite ballots Translink bus workers in pay dispute
Bus drivers and maintenance workers balloted with Unite recommending rejection of a pay freeze Unite the union, which represents more than half the entire Translink workforce, is today commencing a five-day consultative ballot on pay. The union’s ballot process follows Translink management informing the union that there was no funding to cover any pay increase…
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Week-long strike action on Ulsterbus and Metro from next Tuesday as workforce rejects inadequate pay offer
Bus drivers in both Ulsterbus and Metro bus have rejected the latest pay offer from management as inadequate in the face of spiralling living costs. Following the result, Unite today gave notice to Translink of a first, one-week strike action from next Tuesday. The strike is likely to shut down all bus transport services for the duration.…
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Vital that the Stormont Executive prioritises public transport workers for Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Unite the union deputy Regional Secretary Davy Thompson urged action by the Northern Ireland Executive to prioritise frontline workers in public transport for the rollout of vaccination against Covid-19. “Unite represents the overwhelming majority of bus and rail workers in Northern Ireland, whether they work for Translink through Ulsterbus, Metro or Northern Ireland Rail, or…
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Latest medical evidence showing rising risk of social transmission of Covid-19 makes urgent case for schools to make mandatory wearing face coverings on school buses
Ministers for Education and Infrastructure must intervene to issue guidance for all schools to enforce infection control measures on public transport Huge variations in approach taken by schools leaves drivers concerned for their own safety as well as that for families Davy Thompson, Unite deputy Regional Secretary with responsibility for his union’s membership in Translink…