Friday, October 23, 2009

Sheffield Bus Drivers Strike

Bus drivers in Sheffield staged a 24-hour strike following a dispute with bosses.
750 workers are involved in the industrial action in the city, bus operator First said.
A walkout by hundreds of drivers in Doncaster and Rotherham was cancelled on Thursday after First offered a 3% pay rise by 2010.
But the Unite said the strike in Sheffield was going ahead because of a separate row over disciplinary issues.
Further strikes are planned for Sunday, Monday and 31 October.

Unite said the issues included grievances over the way the company handled workers who had taken sickness leave and First's "attitude to disciplinary action".

A spokesman for the union said: "The feeling is that this issue is even more important than the one of pay.
"We really do need to get this sorted out."

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