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Glasgow Times
18-06-2025
- Business
- Glasgow Times
Stagecoach West Scotland bus drivers' strike suspended
Stagecoach West staff began their demonstrations on June 9 and were due to continue until July 21. However, the strike action will now be paused from 3pm today, June 18, while drivers are balloted on the revised pay terms. READ MORE: 'Significant disruption' to city centre buses for a year and a half Siobhan McCready, Unite industrial officer, said: 'Unite's members at Stagecoach West Scotland have fought hard to get an improved pay offer on the table. "Strike action has now been suspended as an act of good faith while members are balloted on the new offer.' The ballot is expected to conclude by Friday afternoon. The industrial action involved 430 drivers across depots in Ayr, Arran, Ardrossan, and Kilmarnock, and affected services throughout Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, and Glasgow. READ MORE: Scottish Citylink adds over 4000 seats on busiest routes for summer The outcome of the ballot will determine whether the new pay offer is accepted or if industrial action will resume in the coming weeks. Further updates are expected once the ballot has concluded. A spokesperson for Stagecoach commented: "Following further discussions between Stagecoach West Scotland and Unite the Union, all drivers have been advised to return to work at our Ayrshire depots on Wednesday, June 18. "A ballot will take place on Friday, June 20, on a deal which has been recommended for acceptance by Unite the Union. "We thank our customers for their continued patience and will update further as soon as we are able to do so."
The Independent
18-06-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Bus driver walkout to be suspended after new pay offer, says union
A walk-out by Stagecoach bus drivers in the west of Scotland will be suspended after the company made a new pay offer, a union has said. Strike action by 430 Stagecoach West Scotland drivers has been continuous since June 9, and had been scheduled to last until July 21. It affected operations out of several depots in Ayr, Arran, Ardrossan and Kilmarnock servicing routes in Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and Glasgow. The walk-out followed the rejection of what the Unite union described as the company's 'unacceptable' 4% pay offer to staff. On Tuesday, the union announced the company had made a new pay offer, and that the strike action will be suspended from 3pm on Wednesday while the offer is put to an all-members ballot. The ballot process is expected to take until Friday to complete. Siobhan McCready, Unite industrial officer, said: 'Unite's members at Stagecoach West Scotland have fought hard to get an improved pay offer on the table. 'Strike action has now been suspended as an act of good faith while members are balloted on the new offer.' A Stagecoach spokesperson said: 'Following further discussions between Stagecoach West Scotland and Unite the Union, all drivers have been advised to return to work at our Ayrshire depots on Wednesday 18 June. 'A ballot will take place on Friday 20 June on a deal which has been recommended for acceptance by Unite the Union. 'We thank our customers for their continued patience and will update further as soon as we are able to do so'
Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Bus driver walkout to be suspended after new pay offer, says union
A walk-out by Stagecoach bus drivers in the west of Scotland will be suspended after the company made a new pay offer, a union has said. Strike action by 430 Stagecoach West Scotland drivers has been continuous since June 9, and had been scheduled to last until July 21. It affected operations out of several depots in Ayr, Arran, Ardrossan and Kilmarnock servicing routes in Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and Glasgow. The walk-out followed the rejection of what the Unite union described as the company's 'unacceptable' 4% pay offer to staff. On Tuesday, the union announced the company had made a new pay offer, and that the strike action will be suspended from 3pm on Wednesday while the offer is put to an all-members ballot. The ballot process is expected to take until Friday to complete. Siobhan McCready, Unite industrial officer, said: 'Unite's members at Stagecoach West Scotland have fought hard to get an improved pay offer on the table. 'Strike action has now been suspended as an act of good faith while members are balloted on the new offer.' A Stagecoach spokesperson said: 'Following further discussions between Stagecoach West Scotland and Unite the Union, all drivers have been advised to return to work at our Ayrshire depots on Wednesday 18 June. 'A ballot will take place on Friday 20 June on a deal which has been recommended for acceptance by Unite the Union. 'We thank our customers for their continued patience and will update further as soon as we are able to do so' Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
The Independent
17-06-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Bus driver walk-out to be suspended after new pay offer, says union
A walk-out by Stagecoach bus drivers in the west of Scotland will be suspended after the company made a new pay offer, a union has said. Strike action by 430 Stagecoach West Scotland drivers has been continuous since June 9, and had been scheduled to last until July 21. It affected operations out of several depots in Ayr, Arran, Ardrossan and Kilmarnock servicing routes in Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and Glasgow. The walk-out followed the rejection of what the Unite union described as the company's 'unacceptable' 4% pay offer to staff. On Tuesday, the union announced the company had made a new pay offer, and that the strike action will be suspended from 3pm on Wednesday while the offer is put to an all-members ballot. The ballot process is expected to take until Friday to complete. Siobhan McCready, Unite industrial officer, said: 'Unite's members at Stagecoach West Scotland have fought hard to get an improved pay offer on the table. 'Strike action has now been suspended as an act of good faith while members are balloted on the new offer.'
BBC News
17-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Stagecoach services to resume as drivers weigh up new pay deal
Stagecoach drivers in the West of Scotland are set to return to work on Wednesday after the bus operator tabled a new pay than 400 drivers at depots throughout Ayrshire have been on strike since 9 June, with action intended to continue until 21 the workers have been advised to return to work from 18 June, before a ballot on a new pay deal is held two days union Unite are understood to have advised members to accept the new deal, but details of the offer have not yet been revealed. A spokesperson for Stagecoach West Scotland said: "Following further discussions between Stagecoach West Scotland and Unite the Union, all drivers have been advised to return to work at our Ayrshire depots on Wednesday 18 June. "A ballot will take place on Friday 20 June on a deal which has been recommended for acceptance by Unite the Union. "We thank our customers for their continued patience and will update further as soon as we are able to do so."Siobhan McCready, Unite industrial officer, said: "Unite's members at Stagecoach West Scotland have fought hard to get an improved pay offer on the table. "Strike action has now been suspended as an act of good faith while members are balloted on the new offer." Reduced frequency in Ayr The resumption of normal service will see a full service return throughout Ardrossan, Arran, and Ayr, all routes will operate, but with a reduced frequency, and the bus operator advised passengers to check its social media on Wednesday for and Stagecoach have been locked in a pay dispute for months, with the union saying the company had not offered any improvement on a 4% pay rise offer from last November - a proposal Unite had described as "unacceptable".Three separate 24 hour strikes had been held by Unite throughout May and June regarding the has claimed the drivers involved are among the poorest paid across Stagecoach's UK the bus company insisted it could not increase offers without risking the viability of services in the region. The bus drivers' strike in Ayrshire could be coming towards its has been a major confrontation between the Unite union and the local branch of details of the revised pay offer have been made public. But Unite is likely to see the very fact a new offer was made as a significant development and evidence that the strike was having an argued that Stagecoach was sticking to a pay offer made last will vote on Friday on whether to accept the they will return to work from Wednesday – pending this strike has caused a great deal of disruption to local services in Ayrshire and proved difficult for some who depend on bus services – including the elderly and those who don't have cars.
