Buses World News
In brief: Worldwide montly news & informations about Buses, Busmakers, Passengers' and the Transport Industry
Seeking a 52% Pay Rise * UK - Anger over bus pay claim adverts
Aberdeen,UK -BBC News -3 July 2009: -- First Bus in Aberdeen has placed adverts in local newspapers claiming that staff are seeking a 52% pay rise... The move has sparked a furious response from the T&G Unite union, which is currently balloting members over industrial action over wages... The result of the ballot is expected on 7 July... The company confirmed it had taken out the adverts, but the union's regional organiser, Tommy Campbell, said the claim was "absurd"... The union is recommending a vote in favour of industrial action this summer... (Picture: The result of the ballot is expected on 7 July)Labels: unions claims
DRIVERS CLAIMS * UK - How can we get a decent pay fight on London buses?
London bus workers are debating the strategy they need to win change.London,UK -Socialistworker.co.uk, by Esme Choonara -18 Mar 2008: -- ... The issues are the same at every company – low pay, long hours, more stress, and attacks on pensions... Many bus workers can’t even afford to live in the city that they drive in everyday... The Unite union, which represents the majority of London’s 28,000 bus workers, has launched a campaign for a wage of £30,000 or 5 percent pay rise, whichever is higher, based on a 38-hour week...Labels: unions claims
Union Claims * Australia - 120 students on one bus
Sunshine Coast,Queensland,Australia -The Sunshine Coast Daily -6 February 2008: -- The Transport Workers Union has called for an investigation into a bus operator who allegedly allowed 120 children to pile into one Sunshine Coast school bus on Monday... TWU spokeswoman Rebecca Dumbleton said the union had received complaints from drivers of the private bus company, Buslink Queensland, about overcrowding on school buses... In one case, the union alleges 120 students from Maroochydore High School were allowed to board a single bus home on Monday... The maximum number of passengers legally allowed on the bus is 57 seated and 12 standing... Ms Dumbleton said the bus operator’s protocol was to allow overcrowding, as long as it was reported later...Labels: unions claims
Aberdeen,UK -BBC News -3 July 2009: -- First Bus in Aberdeen has placed adverts in local newspapers claiming that staff are seeking a 52% pay rise... The move has sparked a furious response from the T&G Unite union, which is currently balloting members over industrial action over wages... The result of the ballot is expected on 7 July... The company confirmed it had taken out the adverts, but the union's regional organiser, Tommy Campbell, said the claim was "absurd"... The union is recommending a vote in favour of industrial action this summer... (Picture: The result of the ballot is expected on 7 July)
