Bidvest Noonan (UNITE) Strike Calendar
Strike Type: Bus
Latest Updates (4)
Cleaners working on the DLR, who are members of the RMT union, are scheduled to commence strike action starting on Thursday.
The industrial action is in response to the lack of company sick pay offered by the contractor, Bidvest Noonan.
It is noted that another contractor operating on the DLR has provided company sick pay to its employees.
Both contractors work on the DLR under the management of KAD, a company contracted by TfL to operate the service.
Attempts by the union to discuss the sick pay issue with Bidvest Noonan have been unsuccessful.
The contractor indicated it was discussing the matter with TfL, despite having had over six months to address the union's demand for contractual sick pay.
Due to the lack of progress and meaningful engagement from the employer, the members deemed strike action necessary.
The planned action involves two separate 48-hour strikes scheduled for late November and early December.
Unite, the union that represents the workers, confirmed that workers in Aberdeen and Glasgow have accepted a pay offer from First Bus. The pay offer is worth 9.5% with a minimum of 8% and all workers will now receive free bus passes. First Bus made a profit of £9.5m for the year ending June 2022, up from £5.96m in year ending June 2021.
- cleaners at Bidvest Noonan depots in Glasgow and Aberdeen have suspended their strike action
- the company has made a new offer and the union is now balloting on it
- if the offer is rejected, the cleaners will go on strike from Wednesday 8 March
Workers contracted to clean and refuel buses for First Bus in Glasgow and Aberdeen are set to strike in a dispute over pay. Over 100 cleaners, fuellers and shunters contracted to work in First Glasgow and First Aberdeen bus depots are striking after previously rejecting a two per cent pay offer backdated to 2022 at a time when the broader cost of living (RPI) has hit 13.4 per cent. With cleaning, refuelling and re-charging of the electric buses not carried out on the days of industrial action, buses across both Glasgow and Aberdeen may have to be taken off the roads for safety and re-charging reasons.
4 Strike Dates 1 Planned
DLR Cleaners 27th Nov 2025
DLR Cleaners 10th Mar 2023
Aberdeen 9th Mar 2023
Aberdeen 8th Mar 2023
Aberdeen