{"id":13993,"date":"2017-11-17T16:06:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T16:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=13993"},"modified":"2017-11-17T16:06:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T16:06:59","slug":"bus-strike-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=13993","title":{"rendered":"For one penny more\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pay talks to avert more bus strikes in the north west broke up today (November 17), after the bosses offered an \u00e2\u20ac\u0098insulting\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 one penny extra an hour to the hourly rate, Unite reported.<\/p>\n

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Talks were held as more than 2,000 bus drivers and engineering staff working for Arriva North West are set to hold nine days of strike action in the run-up to Christmas.<\/p>\n

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Unite said that the management had today offered an additional one penny per hour on its previous offer. The union will ballot its members next week on the latest offer, with the strong recommendation to reject.<\/p>\n

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Unite members at 11 depots across the north west will walk out during their shifts on 4,7,12,13,14,20,21,22 and 23 December. Strikes for Monday (November 20) and November 27 have already been announced.<\/p>\n

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The company presented its final offer with conditions attached which were completely unacceptable to the Unite and GMB trade unions.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThis below inflation final offer is an insult to Arriva employees, to the people in the communities in which Arriva operates and to businesses which will be affected by further strike action,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 said Unite regional officer John Boughton.<\/p>\n

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‘Contempt’<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThis offer shows the contempt for workers who are fighting to stop their pay being eroded by the impact of inflation. The company has made a cynical decision to put more profit before the needs of the communities it serves.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe latest offer was insulting and very demeaning from a company owned by the German transport giant Deutsche Bahn AG with huge financial resources. The unions believe the pay claim is affordable given the high profitability of Arriva North West.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

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He continued, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bTo put it into context, the highest paid director in Arriva North West has more money put into his pension each year than the average pay of a bus worker in the north west region.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe announcement of nine new strike dates in the run-up to Christmas will be inconvenient for the travelling public, but our members are reluctantly taking this action as they have hit a brick wall with an intransigent management.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe want an \u00e2\u20ac\u0098equitable pay award\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 across the company and for Arriva to tackle wage inequalities of up to \u00c2\u01411.73 an hour between depots, as our members are struggling generally with the constant rising cost of living.<\/p>\n

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“The bosses know what would settle this dispute, and it’s not a king’s ransom as this company makes huge profits. All our members want is a fair share of the profits they help generate by their dedicated work in all weathers,” he added.<\/p>\n

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The Arriva bus depots affected are: Birkenhead, Bolton, Bootle, Green Lane (Stoneycroft), Macclesfield, Runcorn, St. Helens, Speke, Southport, Winsford and Wythenshaw.<\/p>\n

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Picket lines will be assembling outside of all Arriva North West depots on the strike days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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