Transport for Greater Manchester (UNITE) Strike Calendar
Strike Type: Bus
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Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) workers will begin strike action over pay tomorrow, Unite, the UK’s leading union, has announced. The more than 200 workers, who undertake a variety of roles including ticketing, passenger assistance and information services for the bus and tram network, have rejected a 3.2 per cent pay offer. The offer is a real terms pay cut as the current rate of RPI inflation stands at 4.6 per cent.
Strikes by more than 200 workers employed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) have been called off after an improved pay deal was secured, Unite, the UK’s leading union, said today. The workers, who undertake a variety of roles including ticketing, passenger assistance and information services across the Greater Manchester transport network, voted in favour of accepting the deal. The deal sees wages for the lowest paid workers increase by up to 8.9 per cent. In addition to improvements to the base rate of pay for all grades, standby and call out payments have been doubled and will be back paid to April 2024.
Further strikes planned for Sunday and Monday have now been called off as members vote on a new wage offer made during talks with TFGM and the mayor Andy Burnham on Friday. UNISON regional organiser Kevin Dolan said the latest proposal was an improvement and helped address concerns about "on-call payments and family friendly policies".
A Unite spokesman said members had rejected a pay increase offer of £1,290, and want a hike that factors in the cost of living crisis and "reverses the fall in the value of their wages in real terms". The strikes will not involve bus drivers but those working in roles including ticketing, passenger assistance and information services.
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