STRIKES WORLDWIDE * UK - Bus pay dispute action suspended
Industrial action involving Aberdeen bus crews has been suspended following a round of fresh talks
Aberdeen,UK -BBC News -9 Dec 2008: -- Members of the T&G Unite union held the first in a planned series of strikes at the weekend, with a 48-hour stoppage scheduled to start on Friday... First Bus in the city has tabled an improved pay offer which was put to union representatives on Tuesday... In response the union called off action planned for the next two weekends so members could consider the latest deal... Bus drivers, technical staff and cleaners staged a 24-hour walkout from Saturday morning, bringing First's services in the city to a halt... Further 48-hour strikes had been scheduled for this Friday and Saturday, as well as the following weekend... Workers have been seeking a 5% pay rise and have already rejected a 4% offer... (Photo: There was 24-hour First Bus strike action at the weekend)* India - Buses to halt in tracks to protest arrests under non-bailable section
Kolkata,India -Express News Service -Dec 10, 2008: -- The CITU-backed West Bengal Transport Federation (WBTF) is all set go on a strike on Wednesday to protest against the arrest of bus drivers under a non-bailable section of the Indian Penal Code... The Road Transport Workers Federation (RTWF) is also supporting the strike to protest against Section 304, under which the bus drivers are arrested for negligence in all accident cases...
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