GWU meets with Arriva over wage and shift complaints
The General Workers’ Union holds meeting with Arriva management during which unpaid overtime feature prominently.
The GWU said that the meeting, held on Monday, were prompted by complaints it received from Arriva workers regarding payments of wages and shift distribution.
It said that following the complaints, its Maritime and Aviation section held an urgent meeting with Arriva management to clarify the issue.
In this meeting, the union said, it expressed its concerns on the issues, and its views on how these should be resolved.
The GWU said the meeting focused primarily on how drivers and other Arriva workers are paid only a basic wage and were not paid for the hours they worked overtime during the past two weeks.
The union added that discussions will continue on Tuesday morning, where it said it expects decisions to be taken regarding the shift distribution and the system through which wages are paid.
The union added that later on Tuesday; it would be convening its central committee to, among other issues, “list the principal points for discussions that will lead to the first collective agreement fro Arriva workers will.”
GWU added that this process is taking place given how it was officially recognised as the representative union of Arriva’s workers by the company’s management.
