Strike action involving Stagecoach bus workers across Tayside and Fife has taken a step closer after staff rejected an updated pay offer from the company . The Unite members, employed by Stagecoach East in Fife, have backed action in Perth (91% on a 78% turnout), Fife (93.4% on a 74.4% turnout) and Strathtay (93.2% on a 67% turnout). Workers across the firm's division have supported a. "Stagecoach staff in South Yorkshire work hard and they deserve a pay rise that reflects that." Since the strike began on January 1, pickets have been action at Stagecoach depots in Sheffield, Barnsley and Rotherham. Unite say strike action could begin as early as next month. A bus firm hit by ongoing strike action is to give 650 drivers a 4.5% pay increase, it has been announced. Furious bus union RMT confirmed today that it is serving notice of strike action on Stagecoach buses in the South West as part of its national fight for bus workers' pay. Continuing our celebration of trade unions during Heart Unions week - today we look at the captivating story of how Unite took on bus giant Stagecoach and won, with a new strategy that turned a pay freeze into pay deals of up to 10.5 . Strike action across South Yorkshire updated information. Unite's union says Scotland's major bus routes could "stop" this fall if 1,500 Stagecoach Group workers vote for industrial action over wage disputes. Bus and train strike threat during COP 26 in Glasgow. 10 Dec 2021. Stagecoach staff, including union staff and bus drivers, are reportedly set to go on strike next month. Their dispute focuses on pay and conditions. Bus services across Scotland could face significant disruption after Stagecoach workers voted to strike in a dispute over pay and conditions. Bus services in and out of Glasgow could be halted during the COP 26 summit as drivers and staff are balloting for industrial action over pay. Stagecoach Sheffield bus strike: Bosses in bid to try to find solution to dispute . Bus company Stagecoach is trialling what it calls Industry-leading new bridge alert technology. 115. Bus workers. The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union said members working for Stagecoach in the South . UNITE HAS launched a campaign amongst members working in the bus industry throughout Britain. By David Mackay September 22, 2021, 1:04 pm . . Unite the Union served notice to Stagecoach of their planned strike action earlier today. Bus services across Scotland could face significant disruption after Stagecoach workers voted to strike in a dispute over pay and conditions. About 15 Stagecoach employees demonstrated outside the Wakefield Road base having been unable to strike a deal. If they vote to strike it is expected to . Close. A planned strike by Stagecoach workers in the west of Scotland has been called off after a new pay deal was reached. BUS operator Stagecoach called on trade union Unite to hold fresh talks with arbitration service ACAS in a bid to break ongoing strike deadlock in Rotherham. - Credit: Archant. Stagecoach workers balloted over strike action 23 September 2021 COP26 Stagecoach Stagecoach workers are being balloted on industrial action in a move which could hit bus services across Scotland.. Scotland's major bus routes could grind to a halt this autumn if 1,500 Stagecoach Group workers vote for industrial action over a pay dispute. Stagecoach bus workers across Tayside and Fife are threatening to take strike action as a row with the company over pay continues. Members of Unie Scotland confirmed hundreds of workers across Fife and Perth backed taking strike action in a dispute over pay. Stagecoach is the largest bus and coach operator in the UK, with a 24,000 workforce and major city bus operations across England, Wales and Scotland. Unite says that about 550 members employed on the Fife, Perth and . Unite drives though divide and rule to win nationwide at Stagecoach. Stagecoach services are all available to board in the city with the only stopping restrictions in the city centre on services - 290, 291 and 218. The new proposal from Stagecoach offers Tayside and Fife workers . Stagecoach drivers from Cwmbran, Brynmawr and Blackwood depots are set to go on strike this week after pay rise negotiations failed. Stagecoach workers are being balloted on industrial action in a move which could hit bus services across Scotland. Stagecoach said drivers would receive the pay increase from Monday. UniteLive, Thursday, February 17th, 2022. We have worked tirelessly to protect the jobs of our people during the pandemic, and we are . Unite the Union have said that 1,000 workers have already voted to go on strike from the end of the month, potentially posing more travel chaos for bus users in Ayrshire. Stagecoach West bus drivers in vote to take strike action - Unite the Union are giving the bus operator one last chance to incrase pay before strike action is taken. The union said its Merthyr members had "voted overwhelmingly for strike action" over the pay dispute, and the September 6 walkout "could see the county borough grind to a halt, as drivers refuse to work on what is traditionally one of the busiest weeks of the year". Stagecoach West Scotland: Management say they've struck a deal. As if the wages of bus drivers were not low enough, inflation is now soaring to 7.1 per cent (RPI). 400 workers at Cambus -including drivers, engineers, cleaners and shunters - have voted to hold 10 days of strike action in January. Strike action that was due to disrupt bus services in Perth and Kinross looks set to be cancelled following an improved pay offer.. All updates. In response, transport workers have been getting organized and taking action into their own hands. Already tried in Cambridge, it will now be installed on around 4,000 double decker buses and high coaches across England, Scotland and Wales as part of a £4m investment. By Allan Crow Sunday, 17th October 2021, 1:47 pm The bus company has tabled an updated offer which could head off the threat of. The Unite union ballot covers bus depots including Angus, Ardrossan Ayr, Brodick, Cumbernauld, Dumfries, Dundee, Fife, Inverness, Highlands and Islands, Kilmarnock and Perth. In response to the pay offer, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said : "Low pay is the fundamental reason why workers are voting with their feet and leaving the bus sector. Yesterday Unite announced a "significantly improved pay" had been accepted by 400 of its members at Stagecoach West Scotland after it suspended strike action voted for on a 92 percent majority. The Scottish Government is providing £9m of the funding towards the new buses under the Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme ("SULEBS"). Stagecoach drinking in 'last chance saloon' as Gloucestershire bus drivers overwhelmingly vote for strike action in pay dispute (10 Feb) - Unite has warned the management at Stagecoach West, that it is 'drinking in the last chance saloon' if it wants to avoid strikes in a dispute over low pay. This follows the suspension of a strike by 600 bus workers at Stagecoach East, with the accepted pay deal of 7.5 percent over two years, which . No problems with the Tory turnout law — turnout was 90%! Published: 12:04 PM December 22, 2021. Key to their complaints is the claim that Stagecoach, which operates in practice through various local bus companies, is offering below-inflation pay offers to workers across Scotland. Unite: national strike needed to make Stagecoach pay up. Strikes that would affect Ayrshire commuters may be averted as Stagecoach have made a 'significantly improved' pay offer to workers after industrial action was threatened. The strike will reportedly last for one day and industrial action is said to have been . As … Unite said its members - based at Cambridge, Fenstanton and Peterborough . Bus drivers in Rotherham have been holding an "indefinite" walkout in the pay dispute since Saturday, having previously walked out for two one-week strikes before Christmas. By Allan Crow Wednesday, 6th October 2021, 5:22 pm The Stagecoach East staff took the stance after. "Lancashire bus drivers vote for strike action over pay", 1 October 2021. Unite has circled the wagons and warned Stagecoach that it is 'drinking in the last chance saloon' if it wants to avoid strikes in a dispute over low pay. Stagecoach bus strike bites hard This article is over 13 years, 2 months old Hundreds of bus drivers at Stagecoach Bluebird in north east Scotland struck for 24 hours on Friday of last week over pay. In Ayrshire, the possibility of a strike on a stagecoach is imminent, which could lead to even more bus cancellations. The company has been accused of providing workers with sub-inflationary wages. Industrial action had been on the cards after an earlier deal was rejected but Unite Scotland have confirmed this threat has been averted after its members accepted "a significantly improved" pay offer. The union Unite said the vote over a pay dispute covered 1,500 drivers . The technology was first tried in Cambridge but will now be trialled nationwide. The strike, which will take place on October 18, is part of a wider campaign for Stagecoach bus workers to receive higher pay with further action planned by Unite union in Scotland. Stagecoach workers in Fife, Perth and Strathtay have overwhelmingly back strike action, which could cause travel chaos during Scotland's COP26 later this month. Bus strike called off after pay deal agreed 25 October 2021 Reuters A planned strike by Stagecoach workers in the west of Scotland has been called off after a new pay deal was reached. Around 550 workers employed by Stagecoach East have supported strike action with Fife workers backing strike action by 93.4% in a 74.4% ballot turnout. Phil Medlicott, Managing Director for Stagecoach Yorkshire, said: "We have continued to work hard to deliver a fair pay increase for our people which will also ensure the long-term sustainability of the bus network for our local communities. Hundreds of bus workers in Fife, Perth and Strathtay have backed a strike call in a pay dispute. The trade union has warned that unless there is a 'significant shift' in the Group's pay offers across its Scottish divisions, then strike action by the end of October will be 'inevitable'. In an official statement . 15 October 2021. The company has so far made six different pay offers, all of which have been declined. Unite Scotland confirmed today (6 October) that hundreds of Stagecoach Group workers across Fife, Perth and Strathtay have overwhelmingly backed taking strike action in a dispute over pay. STRIKE action on buses across Scotland has been averted after Unite members accepted a much improved pay offer ahead of industrial action. They are on strike for 7 days from Saturday 27/11 in Barnsley and . Thus, in recent months unionised bus drivers have taken successful strike action for better pay up and down the country. Over 400 Nottingham bus drivers have called off strike action after winning pay rises of 8.3% and increases to the starter rate of pay. Thousands of schoolchildren in north east Scotland and the Highlands were affected by the first Stagecoach strike over pay on Tuesday. Socialist Alternative reporters. Workers in every Stagecoach division in Scotland have supported taking industrial action in a dispute over pay. Stagecoach West Scotland: Ayrshire bus services set for more disruption irvine October 12, 2021 The Unite union said 1,000 workers had already voted to go on strike from the end of the month, which could cause more travel disruption for Ayrshire bus users. Stagecoach buses could grind to a halt. Stagecoach workers across Fife, Perth and Strathtay have given the green light to an offer which will see staff be given a pay rise. It also operates the low-cost coach service. Phil Medlicott, Managing Director for Stagecoach Yorkshire, said: "We can now confirm that the latest pay offer has been rejected and further strike action will take place starting this weekend. Bus drivers in Gloucestershire have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a dispute with Stagecoach West over pay. They claim that the company is extremely profitable and can afford to dish out a bit more to its workers. In December 2021, over 560 bus drivers in South Yorkshire joined in a week of strike action over Stagecoach making a poverty pay increase offer of just 2% to its workers. ISA in England, Wales and Scotland. Stagecoach routes run across the Islands, and into all major cities . Stagecoach workers threaten three months of strike action across Scotland The Unite union is in a pay row with the bus giant Alamy Author: Rob Waller Published 22nd Sep 2021 Stagecoach bus drivers across Scotland are voting on strike action in a row about wages which could affected services until the end of the year. Unite Wales had been negotiating with Stagecoach, seeking a rise to £10.50 an hour for drivers, but two rounds of talks moderated by ACAS were unsuccessful . Scotland and Wales, and there is no reason why we cannot reach a sensible and affordable agreement for South . More South Yorks Stagecoach Strike action confirmed from this weekend. Stagecoach says the drivers have been offered a nine per cent pay rise over 18 months, but union officials say the whole pay package is unsatisfactory. Scotland's major bus routes could be brought to a 'halt' this autumn if 1,500 Stagecoach Group workers vote for industrial action over a pay dispute. Over 560 bus drivers and depot workers, organised by their union Unite, voted a magnificent 97% to reject Stagecoach's latest pay offer. Hundreds of Stagecoach workers are set to vote on a new pay deal. 26 of the 27 EU countries use Proportional Representation for their general (national) elections. BUS drivers who began indefinite strike action this week due to a pay dispute staged a protest outside their depot in a bid to force bosses into pledging a better offer. Save your favourites to get easier access to the information you want to see. Stagecoach West Scotland say they have held positive talks today (October 21) with trade union Unite on a pay . Stagecoach drivers in Scotland have voted for strike action over pay during the COP26 summit. Stagecoach bus drivers and depot staff in South Yorkshire, England are set to take indefinite strike action from New Year's Day in an escalation of their pay dispute against the UK's largest . Stagecoach urge Unite to end 'unnecessary' strike. Over 300 bus drivers, who are members of . . Around 600 Stagecoach East workers had rejected a previous proposal with . Bus workers covering Ayr, Kilmarnock, Ardrossan, Dumfries, Stranraer and Arran . Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland elections. You can also get live updates on Twitter. Bus drivers' strike action continues. Posted by. The funding required for the 2021-22 financial year is forecast at £88.2 million (2). Over 300 bus drivers, who are members of Unite the union, have voted for strike action. Earlier this month, around 600 Stagecoach East workers . The action includes staff at Stagecoach's north-east services, which on Thursday voted overwhelming to back strike action, as well as the company's bus services in Scotland, Wales, north Derbyshire. They allege the Stagecoach bus company is paying its workers in the firm's Merthyr depot less than their colleagues in Porth. The dispute involves drivers, engineers, cleaners and . Stagecoach workers in Scotland have voted for strike action over pay during the COP26 summit. Workers for Stagecoach in the west of Scotland are set to go on strike later this month as movement on a pay offer has stalled. Stagecoach workers are on strike in Sheffield once again this January, leading to disruption to bus services across the city. Strike action involving Stagecoach bus workers across Tayside and Fife has taken a step closer after staff rejected an updated pay offer from the company . The Unite members, employed by Stagecoach East in Fife, have backed action in Perth (91% on a 78% turnout), Fife (93.4% on a 74.4% turnout) and Strathtay (93.2% on a 67% turnout). By Brogan Maguire Friday, 7th January 2022, 10:19 am Yesterday the bus union RMT tweeted: "RMT confirms strike on Stagecoach buses in South West goes ahead Monday as part of campaign for pay justice as bus industry faces staffing crisis." "Stagecoach bus drivers call off strike after accepting new pay offer", 21 October 2021 Bus drivers in Greater Manchester have called off the threat of strike action after accepting a new pay offer. Stagecoach buses could grind to a halt. Unite Scotland have confirmed that around 1,000 workers have backed strike action across the Stagecoach Group which will involve disruption to Cop26 in Glasgow. Stagecoach workers want a 1% over inflation deal but said the firm is offering a below inflation offer. In March, Stagecoach announced further plans for 46 new fully electric buses across Scotland. This is where we keep you up to date with any changes to timetables, fares and also let you know about any planned disruptions along your route. A STRIKE by Stagecoach East workers has been averted after a new pay deal was accepted. The workers voted by 97 per cent in support of strike action. Workers across the firm's division have supported a call for industrial action by the end of the month unles they are offered a better deal. Britain's largest private-sector union has announced that it will be bringing together bus reps from across the Britain and Ireland to develop a plan to fight back. Drivers employed by the Ribble Motor Services Ltd, part of the Stagecoach group, have voted to take industrial action over low pay, after members rejected the latest offer by management following extensive negotiations with Unite. Service updates. Stagecoach West Scotland: Ayrshire bus services set for more disruption By Calam Pengilly Reporter The dispute could see bus services in Ayrshire severely affected. Stagecoach workers abandon Highland strike action as agreement to 'unfair' pay dispute is reached By Michelle Henderson October 18, 2021, 11:47 am Updated: October 18, 2021, 6:17 pm Unite Scotland has confirmed that around 1,000 workers have backed strike action across the Stagecoach Group in the nation. Stagecoach bus services in the south west of Scotland are being hit by strike action, as 500 drivers stage a second one-day action. The ballot covers major bus depots including Angus, Ardrossan Ayr, Brodick, Cumbernauld, Dumfries, Dundee, Fife, Inverness, Highlands and Islands, Kilmarnock, and Perth. Stagecoach East workers threaten strike action during COP26. Stagecoach East operate across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Bedfordshire. Stagecoach bus routes across the Highlands, Dundee, Angus, Fife and Perth could be brought to a halt in the autumn if workers vote for strike action. It comes against a backdrop of growing industrial unrest over rates at several of the group's subsidiaries and as strike action threatens to spread to Arriva's operations in North Wales and the North West. 09 Dec 2021. A bus union has confirmed staff in the region are to go on strike as part of a national dispute over pay. Bus workers are currently on an 'indefinite' strike following pay disputes. Workers in every Stagecoach division in Scotland have supported taking industrial action in a dispute over pay. Service 7/7B - Union Square bus station - Holburn Street - Great Southern Road - Stonehaven Road. Around 480 bus workers in the Unite union at Stagecoach Bluebird in north east Scotland are set to strike over pay on Thursday of this week. Unlimited travel all day throughout the city is available at just £3.50 per day or £12 for 7 days. Stagecoach bus driver strikes begin this week. Stagecoach bus staff set to strike in Devon ; RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said: "These massive votes for action by three more groups of Stagecoach workers in two key areas of the South West . More than 1,000 Stagecoach drivers across the region were due to take industrial action later this month. STAGECOACH Yorkshire has urged Unite to attend joint talks with arbitration service ACAS to put an end to 'unnecessary' strikes. Stagecoach South Wales and union Unite are set for talks with ACAS on Friday 8 October in a bid to avert a strike threat over drivers' pay. Bus drivers at Stagecoach West in England vote to strike over pay Around 300 bus drivers, many on less than £11 an hour, at Stagecoach West in England voted overwhelmingly to walk out over low pay. Vote. Stagecoach drivers given pay rise.
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