South Yorkshire bus drivers rejected a pay freeze offer from Stagecoach and voted to continue striking. The article calls on Unite union leaders not to waste momentum and to reject any future offers that do not include a proper pay increase. First Bus is trying to impose pay freezes across Britain but workers are resisting through strikes in several regions. Coordinated national action involving thousands more workers at companies like First and Metroline could increase pressure on employers to agree to fair pay deals.
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South Yorkshire bus drivers rejected a pay freeze offer from Stagecoach and voted to continue striking. The article calls on Unite union leaders not to waste momentum and to reject any future offers that do not include a proper pay increase. First Bus is trying to impose pay freezes across Britain but workers are resisting through strikes in several regions. Coordinated national action involving thousands more workers at companies like First and Metroline could increase pressure on employers to agree to fair pay deals.
South Yorkshire bus drivers rejected a pay freeze offer from Stagecoach and voted to continue striking. The article calls on Unite union leaders not to waste momentum and to reject any future offers that do not include a proper pay increase. First Bus is trying to impose pay freezes across Britain but workers are resisting through strikes in several regions. Coordinated national action involving thousands more workers at companies like First and Metroline could increase pressure on employers to agree to fair pay deals.
South Yorkshire bus drivers rejected a pay freeze offer from Stagecoach and voted to continue striking. The article calls on Unite union leaders not to waste momentum and to reject any future offers that do not include a proper pay increase. First Bus is trying to impose pay freezes across Britain but workers are resisting through strikes in several regions. Coordinated national action involving thousands more workers at companies like First and Metroline could increase pressure on employers to agree to fair pay deals.
smash pay freeze F Irst South yorkshire drivers some respect for the difficult job bus “for donkey’s years” on Wednesday of have voted to fight on against workers do. last week, having rejected Stagecoach’s the company’s pay freeze. Unite leaders should not be allowed 1.8 percent offer. They were set to strike this week. to waste this momentum. A lively picket of around 45 drivers But action was called off by the union got great support from passing vans and so that a new offer could be put to Reject the offer cars and a large group marched up to members of zero percent this year South Yorkshire drivers’ rejection of the the town centre. followed by 2.5 percent next year. pay freeze is a huge boost to the strikes The drivers, who are members of Workers rightly voted to reject the in Essex and Manchester, and the Unite, are angry about low pay and deal, despite Unite recommending it. campaigns for action in West Yorkshire about earning even less than Stagecoach First Bus bosses are trying to impose and London. drivers in neighbouring towns. a freeze on thousands of their workers It puts enormous pressure on The strike clearly came as a shock to across Britain. the employers and could lead to Stagecoach bosses. But they are meeting with resistance. co-ordinated action by 8,000 First One manager was overheard saying, Around 800 drivers at First depots in workers. “We were sure it would be called off. Bolton, Bury and Wigan took their sixth Bus strikers could unite with postal Northamptonshire don’t go on strike.” day of strike action on Monday of this workers who are set to start a national Well they do now. week. strike, and other workers set to take Further one-day strikes are planned They were joined by 400 drivers at action such as Yorkshire firefighters on 23 October and 2 November. depots in Essex who took their first who are to strike against mass strike. redundancies next Monday and Friday. There is clearly a mood for a national Metroline, London fight over pay at First. Stagecoach, Kettering Hundreds of bus drivers employed by There were large pickets of Unite Around 100 bus drivers in Kettering, Metroline in North London have voted by union members at all the striking Northamptonshire, held their first strike over 95 percent to reject a new pay offer. depots. The offer involved a one-off payment that would have amounted to about High stakes This is a fight is for decent pay, but troops out of £450 for an average driver, coupled with a rise equivalent to the RPI rate of it’s also a protest against worsening working conditions, long hours and afghanistan! inflation next year. The deal also involved changes in increasing stress. Demonstrate Saturday 24 October Assemble 12 noon Hyde Park conditions including an attempt to With ballot results due in West reduce the amount of notice given of Yorkshire and London, thousands more March to Trafalgar Square The march will be led by anti-war disciplinary hearings from 7 days to just workers could soon be joining the 48 hours. action. military families, army veterans and soldiers. Metroline should move to ballot for If South Yorkshire had accepted action and link up with workers at First. the deal it would have set a dangerous precedent. The offer of 2.5 percent next year ■ I would like to get Socialist Worker regularly and nothing this year, was the same one accepted by workers in Aberdeen. ■ I want to join the Socialist Workers Party Workers there had a brilliant series of one day strikes, but eventually settled Name................................................................................................................. for this shoddy compromise. Address............................................................................................................. First can certainly afford a pay rise. The company made £134 million profit .......................................................................................................................... last year—on the back of long hours and low pay among its workers. Phone.............................................e-mail........................................................ Bus 14/10/09 The company should be forced to pay Circulation 020 7819 1171 up—and the mood is clearly there for Return to SW industrial dept PO Box 42184, London Editorial 020 7819 1180 a battle for decent pay, conditions and SW8 2WD industrial@swp.org.uk
Full Test Bank For Introduction To General Organic and Biochemistry 10Th Edition Frederick A Bettelheim William H Brown Mary K Campbell Shawn O Farrell Omar Torres PDF Docx Full Chapter Chapter
R. W. Davies, Oleg V. Khlevnyuk, Stephen G. Wheatcroft (Auth.) - The Industrialisation of Soviet Russia 6 - The Years of Progress - The Soviet Economy, 1934-1936 (2014)