Below is an article from the Socialist Party website by Alistair Tice covering the latest in the Stagecoach bus driver pay dispute. The drivers will be on strike again on Friday 10th February so if at all possible please don't use Stagecoach buses on Friday as they will be driven by strike-breakers!
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Stagecoach South Yorkshire – Strike Day 11 – management getting desperate!
It was -15C
overnight. Pickets arrive at Rawmarsh (Rotherham) depot
at 4-30am. Water has been poured over the footpath where the strikers assemble
making it into a skating ring. How vindictive and dangerous is that? Just shows
how desperate Stagecoach bosses are getting.
Over 300 busdrivers in Barnsley and Rotherham, members of Unite, are now on their 11th day of strike action for decent pay. Their £9/hour claim has been met but they are sticking out for back-pay from last year and will not accept a pay freeze for the next year.
Over 300 busdrivers in Barnsley and Rotherham, members of Unite, are now on their 11th day of strike action for decent pay. Their £9/hour claim has been met but they are sticking out for back-pay from last year and will not accept a pay freeze for the next year.
Stagecoach are doing everything to try to break this strike. Since November, they have bussed in management and scabs from around the country. Now they are advertising for scabs in the Barnsley JobCentre: £500/week, free accommodation, free bar and bonus! We’ve contacted the DWP union the PCS to try to get this withdrawn.
Stagecoach have cut their fares to only £1 and can run no services after 6pm. They are losing £millions to try to break the union. But boosted by a big solidarity march in Barnsley last Saturday, the strikers are determined to win. They are on strike again on Friday and have named another 4 strike days in March.
Messages of support should be emailed to Barnsley Unite branch secretary Tony Rushforth at:
Cheques should be made payable to TGWU 9/9 Barnsley and sent to A. Rushforth, 45 Tune Street, Wombwell, BarnsleyS73 8PX
