8 April 2020

Socialists in Unite meet via Zoom: Struggles continue in the workplaces

Unite union members in the Socialist Party, and our Scottish and Irish sister groups in the Committee for a Workers' International, held a Zoom meeting on 4 April

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1 April 2020

Bus drivers halt sackings - now restore our pay

While the government gives reassurances to the public that 'we are all in this together' and they will do 'whatever it takes', bosses are doing whatever it takes to protect their profits, writes a South Coast bus driver.

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19 February 2020

London bus rep dismissal update

Moe wants to thank the huge support that he has received

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12 February 2020

Solidarity with victimised bus rep Moe

Moe Muhsin Manir, a Unite rep on London buses and Socialist Party member, has a disciplinary hearing, on 13 February at bus company Abellio, and is facing the sack

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22 January 2020

"If you think bus and rail services are crap, sign our petition to take them back"

Sheffield Socialist Party branch decided to start a campaign about public transport

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15 January 2020

Hackney school bus workers win pay increase following strikes

A long-running dispute between Hackney council and school bus staff has been brought to an end after workers secured increased pay and a commitment to make agency roles permanent

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15 January 2020

London bus drivers ballot to strike

Exhausted bus drivers in London are planning to strike, demanding that Transport for London (TfL) take action "to tackle chronic levels of fatigue being experienced by bus drivers."

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2 October 2019

Nationalisation only way to safeguard jobs and skills at Wrightbus

Wrightbus is one of the last remaining bus manufacturers in the UK. It produced the Routemaster, also known as the Boris bus, for the London Transport Authority.

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11 September 2019

Coventry: 100 pack meeting against congestion charge

The threat of a government-imposed congestion charge in Coventry led 100 people to attend the second public meeting called in opposition to it on 2 September.

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11 September 2019

Unions must fight to make bus drivers and passengers safe

A major report has at last been published, following concerns over driver fatigue on London's buses. High levels of deaths and injuries involving buses have been recorded.

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10 July 2019

Victory for Stagecoach bus strikers!

Stagecoach workers in Central Lancashire have successfully fought for a pay increase

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3 July 2019

London Arriva bus drivers vote for strike action over bullying and workload

London bus drivers have had enough! In a consultative ballot of Unite the Union members at Arriva, drivers voted overwhelmingly for industrial action.

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26 June 2019

Lancashire Stagecoach drivers continue their fight

Drivers and supporters gathered at Preston bus station for the ninth day of strike action

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The NSSN in Brighton lobbying the TUC, 8.9.19. A report will be posted soon. photo by Mary Finch

31 May 2019

The NSSN in Brighton lobbying the TUC, 8.9.19. A report will be posted soon. photo by Mary Finch

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4 January 2007

We want our busses back!

Bus fares rise again: We Want Our Buses Back (WWOBB) campaigners will be on the march again in Sheffield, on Saturday 6 January, protesting against bus fare rises...

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