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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.
6 June 2019
Stagecoach strike - bus workers show how it's done
Preston and Chorley's Stagecoach bus workers are demanding an extra 50p an hour
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
20 March 2019
Hackney school bus workers walk out
Unite the Union members in passenger services at Hackney Council walked out on 19 March in their fight for a payment in recognition of the fact that they undertake split shifts
13 June 2018
Transport for London to lose central grant: bus workers must prep for action
By 2020 there will be nil central government funding to Transport for London. To fight the cuts we need to use every means we can, including preparing for industrial action by bus workers across London, and coordinated action with other TfL unions.
11 April 2018
Aberdeen workers step up strike action against profiteering First Bus
The Aberdeen bus workers' strike is an inspiration to the entire trade union movement in Scotland and beyond
13 November 2017
Mears workers have begun more action, joining others fighting back
31 October 2017
Arriva bus workers' dispute continues
The bus drivers' strike at Arriva remained completely solid on the third day of action
20 September 2017
Angry London bus drivers in Unite the Union demonstrated outside City Hall demanding a 'bill of rights' to improve unsafe working conditions
13 September 2017
Bus safety: we won't be distracted from public ownership
Twenty-five deaths and nearly 12,000 injuries have been caused by buses on the capital's streets in just two years
7 September 2016
Short reports on some of the latest trade union struggles. London bus stoppage, Scotland FE strike.
31 August 2016
Solid bus strike for better terms and pay
London bus workers Tower Transit took 24-hour strike action on 26 August, over the imposition of roster changes, pay and the anti-union approach of the company.
8 June 2016
Austerity-hit Greek workers struck back with a pay victory on 3 June. Athens bus cleaners had already undertaken 15 days of strike action against their contracted employer Link Ap over months of unpaid wages and being underpaid
3 February 2016
London Transport workers braced for huge cuts in spending
London faces cuts in public transport along with attacks on bus and tube workers after the government announced an end to the subsidy to Transport for London (TfL), writes Andy Beadle, London bus driver.
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 April 2015
London bus companies forced into pay talks
Following on from the two successful days of strike action in January and February, London bus workers - members of Unite the Union - have forced many of the bus companies and Transport for London (TfL) to talks on 9 April
18 March 2015
Bus drivers ballot against pay robbery
Abellio London bus workers were told their 2015 pay award - 2% plus other benefits - due in January had been "suspended"
13 February 2015
London bus strike suspended - prepare for more action
London bus reps discussed 'where next?' for their dispute
Bus drivers at the Clapton garage picket on 5 February 2015, photo Paul Mattsson
11 February 2015
London buses: Same job - We want the same pay
London bus workers are engaged in an historic battle to get one rate for the job - the best - across all London garages
13 January 2015
Bus drivers unite in historic strike action
Bus workers across London are striking for one rate for the job across all 18 companies
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