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23 May 2018
Government continues to back failed private rail
The companies running the East Coast Main Line (ECML) rail franchise from London to Scotland - Virgin and Stagecoach - are to lose it because they "got their sums wrong" according to Chris Grayling, the transport secretary
3 January 2018
Rail: fares up, bosses' pay up - delays and cancellations up
Nationalise rail now!: Rail companies are ringing in the new year by inflicting yet more misery on long-suffering commuters.
6 December 2017
East Coast line rescued from private failure AGAIN - biggest hike in fares for five years- transport workers under attack
4 January 2017
Support the strikes! Rail fares are increasing again, this time by an average of 2.3%
19 August 2015
Anger at bus service cuts in Sheffield
Sheffield Bus Partnership is attempting to make drastic cuts to bus services in the city. 50 buses a day will be taken off the network resulting in approximately 150 bus workers losing their jobs.
1 July 2015
Government reneges on rail modernisation pledge
Last week transport secretary Patrick Mcloughlin announced that Network Rail's £38.5 billion modernisation plan for Britain's railways has been postponed. This underscores the government's intentions of yet more savage cuts in public spending.
3 August 2012
Winchester bus drivers are staging two days of industrial action on successive Saturdays in a dispute over pay...
7 March 2012
Stagecoach bus drivers win victory: Stagecoach South Yorkshire bus drivers in Barnsley and Rotherham have won a significant victory in their fight for higher pay...
3 March 2012
Stagecoach bus drivers win victory
Stagecoach South Yorkshire bus drivers in Barnsley and Rotherham have won a significant victory in their fight for higher pay
8 February 2012
Stagecoach South Yorkshire - management getting desperate
It was -15C. Bus drivers started picketing in Rotherham at 4.30am, on their 11th strike day
30 January 2012
Stagecoach drivers reject bosses' offer
Stagecoach South Yorkshire bus drivers, members of the union Unite, have stepped up their action in the fight to improve their wages
16 January 2012
South Yorkshire Stagecoach bus drivers take eighth day of strike action
Stagecoach bus drivers in Barnsley and Rotherham, members of the Unite trade union, took their eight day of strike action on Monday 16th January in pursuit of their pay claim for £9.50 an hour...
8 December 2011
South Yorkshire Stagecoach bus drivers' strike
Stagecoach South Yorkshire bus drivers, members of the Unite trade union, took two more days of strike action on 2 and 3 December in pursuit of their claim for £9/hour pay parity with their Sheffield colleagues...
23 November 2011
South Yorkshire bus drivers, members of Unite the union, took strike action on 18 and 21 November. Many pickets were out all day on both days at the Barnsley and Rawmarsh (Rotherham) depots, writes Alistair Tice.
5 April 2011
Devon Bus Workers Fight Low Pay
NEGOTIATIONS OVER the Devon Stagecoach Bus drivers' modest demand of £6.50 an hour with no strings, have started and a strike scheduled for 23 July has been suspended, writes Steve Bush, Devon.
27 September 2007
Stagecoach bus drivers, members of RMT and Unite, went on a 24-hour strike in Chesterfield on 7 September over pay and won a pay rise from the management....
9 August 2003
Stagecoach Devon bus workers: Fighting To Win
"THIS IS a fight we can win", said RMT regional organiser Phil Bialyk to huge applause. He was speaking to a march and rally of over 250 striking Stagecoach Devon Bus workers in Exeter. As their strike...
19 July 2003
Devon Bus Workers Fight Low Pay
ON 8 July rail and transport union (RMT) members working for bus company Stagecoach Devon took the first of a series of one-day strikes, writes Steve Bush, Devon.
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