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11/05/2022
Ulsterbus And Metro Drivers Reject Pay Offer
Ulsterbus and Metro bus drivers have rejected Translink's latest pay offer as "inadequate in the face of spiralling living costs", Unite the Union has reported.
Following the result, Unite has given notice to Translink of a first, one-week strike action from Tuesday 19 May, which they have said is "likely to shut down all bus transport services for the duration".
Expressing her support for the bus drivers' fight for improved pay, General Secretary of Unite Sharon Graham, said: "Unite bus drivers in Translink and Ulsterbus have increasing bills to pay like everyone else.
"The employers have to grasp that with inflation reaching levels unprecedented in a generation, these workers deserve pay that protects them from the living costs crisis and they have Unite's full support as they take strike action."
The strike action will involve members of both Unite the union and the GMB whose members also rejected the latest pay offer.
Unite deputy regional secretary Davy Thompson called on management to act ahead of the action to avoid unnecessary and disruptive strike action.
He said: "This action is likely to shut down all bus services across Northern Ireland and will be hugely disruptive to public transport. Translink management still has the opportunity in coming days to avert this outcome by returning to the table and making an improved offer that meet the needs of Unite's members."
Following the result, Unite has given notice to Translink of a first, one-week strike action from Tuesday 19 May, which they have said is "likely to shut down all bus transport services for the duration".
Expressing her support for the bus drivers' fight for improved pay, General Secretary of Unite Sharon Graham, said: "Unite bus drivers in Translink and Ulsterbus have increasing bills to pay like everyone else.
"The employers have to grasp that with inflation reaching levels unprecedented in a generation, these workers deserve pay that protects them from the living costs crisis and they have Unite's full support as they take strike action."
The strike action will involve members of both Unite the union and the GMB whose members also rejected the latest pay offer.
Unite deputy regional secretary Davy Thompson called on management to act ahead of the action to avoid unnecessary and disruptive strike action.
He said: "This action is likely to shut down all bus services across Northern Ireland and will be hugely disruptive to public transport. Translink management still has the opportunity in coming days to avert this outcome by returning to the table and making an improved offer that meet the needs of Unite's members."
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