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MORE THAN 600 First Bus drivers and workers will go on strike on Monday in Essex. This will be the first in a series of four 24-hour strikes in the region. The strike action will be based around the Chelmsford, Colchester, Braintree, Clacton, Harwich, Hadleigh and Basildon depots.

 
Like their counterparts in the North of England, the Essex-based First Bus workers say that whilst the company makes millions of pounds in profits they have been offered nothing.
 
Solidarity Executive member David Durant noted:
 
“First Bus has insulted their workers with a 0 per cent pay offer. This is not on. Workers believe that the company are just using the recession as an excuse not to pay a fair wage.
 
My colleague – and General Secretary of Solidarity Trade Union – Patrick Harrington recently predicted that there soon may be a national bus strike. It looks like he’s right.  The workers are really angry. The company’s attitude is completely out of order.
 
First Bus should sit down with the unions and come up with a better offer than 0 per-cent”.
 
 
 


 

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avatar Glen Nicklasson
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The workers have every right to be angry. The company is making millions in profit, but still cuts back on pay. This is not only out of order but insulting and patronising. Its economicly anti-social and it should be illegal to cut back on wages when your business is in profit. The 'Labour' government should clamp down on capitalist extremists and prompt them to share profits with there workers or be forced to, through appropriate legislation.
Sunday 11 October 2009, 12:45
avatar Shoreditch
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Glen says that it "should be illegal to cut back on wages when your business is in profit". This is actually a very good idea.

At the very, very minimum, any wage increase should be at the same rate as inflation. If nothing else, at least this allows workers to just about keep their heads above the water.

Maybe Solidarity Trade Union should campaign on this issue?
Tuesday 13 October 2009, 19:54
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