Bosses have committed to a charter protecting Nottingham tram workers when facing a terminal illness following threats to strike from a union. GMB members won the commitment from bosses to remain in the Dying to Work Charter, but say they intend to continue their balloting for industrial action.
The union has today welcomed the news that Keolis, the company responsible for Nottingham trams, has agreed to re-commit to remaining a signatory to the Dying To Work Charter. Last month, NottinghamshireLive reported that Nottingham tram workers could take strike action on every Saturday up until Christmas over the treatment of two terminally ill colleagues.
The union said workers are "balloting in outrage after the company announced it would slash the pay of Robert Currie, an RAF veteran, and popular local tram worker David Brown as they battle life-threatening conditions". In a statement in October, it added that "despite long and dedicated service to Nottingham trams, both are now confronting the double threat of serious illness in their personal lives and massive loss of earnings".
