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21/04/2022
Translink Strike Action Deferred Following New Pay Offer
The upcoming Translink strike action has been deferred following the proposal of a new pay offer.
Unions representing bus drivers working for Ulsterbus and Metro services, Unite the union and the GMB, have announced the deferral of planned strike action due to commence this coming Monday, 25 April after negotiations led to a revised pay offer from employers. Bus drivers will now be balloted on the new pay offer.
Unite the union deputy Regional Secretary Davy Thompson welcomed the move by Translink employers: "The strike action planned by both Unite and GMB bus drivers would have resulted in the cancellation of all bus services across Northern Ireland from next Monday. Ahead of that eventuality the unions and employers engaged in direct negotiations on the issue of pay."
Peter Macklin, GMB Regional Organiser said: "As a result of those talks and the revised offer made by the employers, workplace representatives in both unions have decided to defer next week's planned action and ballot the members. We will make public the results of that process as they become known."
Unions representing bus drivers working for Ulsterbus and Metro services, Unite the union and the GMB, have announced the deferral of planned strike action due to commence this coming Monday, 25 April after negotiations led to a revised pay offer from employers. Bus drivers will now be balloted on the new pay offer.
Unite the union deputy Regional Secretary Davy Thompson welcomed the move by Translink employers: "The strike action planned by both Unite and GMB bus drivers would have resulted in the cancellation of all bus services across Northern Ireland from next Monday. Ahead of that eventuality the unions and employers engaged in direct negotiations on the issue of pay."
Peter Macklin, GMB Regional Organiser said: "As a result of those talks and the revised offer made by the employers, workplace representatives in both unions have decided to defer next week's planned action and ballot the members. We will make public the results of that process as they become known."
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