Arriva workers return to GWU
Most Arriva workers who resigned from the GWU a few days ago have now withdrawn their resignation, the GWU said this afternoon.
It said it will be informing the company of the development.
The GWU said that Arriva employees were realising that only the GWU was able to safeguard their interests and that it was doing its best to get them the best conditions.
The union said that another long meeting was held with the company yesterday during which its proposals for the first collective agreement continued to be discussed. Another meeting is being held on Saturday.
Yesterday, the union insisted that meetings should continue to be held regularly for an agreement to be reached within three weeks.
It appealed to workers to remain united within the union to give it the strength it needed to negotiate.
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Victor Vella
Jul 4th 2012, 22:12
Jien nibqgha nghid li l-istorja taghlimna li house unions illum qed ikunu iktar ippreferuti minn unions generali kbar. Dan huwa stat ta` fatt. Pero ma jistax ikolok sezzjoni wahda li tkun maqsuma fi tnejn. Hawn ha jkollok tahwid u glied. Jew il-haddiema kollha jinghaqdu f`house union wahda inkellha jibqghu f`union generali wahda. F`dan il-kaz il-haddiema iddecidew tajjeb. Jew kulhadd jew inkella jibqghu satus quo. Jien nawgura il-haddiema kollha ta` l-Arriva li l-ghaqda hija iktar importanti mill-isem tal-union. Fl-ghaqda hemm is-sahha. Fil-bicciet hemm it-tifrik.
Alfred Falzon
Jul 4th 2012, 21:17
Arriva workers should consult the "dockers union" to see whether they are better off after their departure from GWU.
m. borg (slm)
Jul 4th 2012, 19:38
Common sense prevailed.
Noel ELlul
Jul 4th 2012, 19:22
Bill GWU mohhok mistrieh
A Camilleri
Jul 5th 2012, 00:22
Staqsi lil tal Pheonicia.
Lawrence Fenech
Jul 4th 2012, 19:09
Jispiccaw sew f'idejn il-barranin ghandna l-AirMalta ezempju. Sewwa ghamlu marra lura fil-GWU.
Charles Massa
Jul 4th 2012, 18:31
Prosit lil haddiema tal Arriva, indunaw li kienu se jaghmlu zball
Edward Farrugia
Jul 4th 2012, 18:03
Naqbel li il-haddiema ikunu imsehba f'Union imma naqbel ukoll li l-union (specialment meta din tkun il-GWU) taggixxi dejjem ghal interest tal-haddiema u mhux minn warra il kwienti tkun qieghdha taghmel biex tharbat dak li jkun qieghed iwwetaq il gvern (Nationalista) bhal dan il-kass rigward it-transport publiku. Ma immorrux il-boghod kullhadd jaf x'kienet taghmel din l-Union fiz=zmien Id-Drydoks meta ghal kull haga ta' xejn kienet tordna stikes left, right and centre biex taghti il-qambetti l-amministrazzjoni nazzjonalista basta takkommoda il partit ta' Mintoff. Naqbell ukoll li ikun hemm verifika biex tikkonferma li il-GWU fil- fatt tirrapresenta il-majjoranza tal-membri imsiehbin fieghha.
R. Abela
Jul 4th 2012, 19:31
Mela insejt meta I-UHM talbet żieda fil-ġimgħa ta' LM9 jew *22 euro* tal-lum fl-1997, u marret tagħmel strajk il-freeport? Kul UNION għandha simpatija lejn xi partit, b'differenza, min fejn tħares, jew jekk tilbess nuċċali b'lenti blue jew ħomor. Insejt kemm il- UHM daqqet trumbetti favur l-EWROPA Ħabieb? Għax ma tejdx li it-tarzna kien hemm skopp biex ifalluha. Nemmen li la jinkixfu il-borom, jek il- ħniena t'ALLA tried, toħroġ intiena qawwija f'dal-pajjiż. Il-ħaddiem għamel passi ta ġgant bis-saħħa tal-GWU. Ħa infakrek punti kardinali, 52 sibt vaganza għal ħaddiema, min 8, telaw għal 20 ġurnata leave, nisa u irġiel listess PAGA, paga minima bi dritt diċenti, dritt ta' tribunal f'każ ta' tkeċċieja ta ħaddiem, terminal benifits għal min jispiċċa bla xogħol. Dak l-izbal li qiegħed jagħmel il-ħaddiem Malti li nesa min fejn telaq. U zball akbar min One TV u One Radio+PL, li mhux ifakkru li dal poplu min xix għadda.
Philip Grech
Jul 4th 2012, 19:57
@ R. Abela;
U hadd iehor (Alla jtih il-glorja tal-genna) ippropona li min jistrajkja, jintefa l-habs.
Simon Bonello
Jul 4th 2012, 21:14
u meta il UHM geghlet lil haddiema taghlaq il freeport bil kontejners fil gate meta kien hemm il labour fil gvern .. insejtuha? mur gib tkun il GWU tiehu azzjoni hekk eh?...... kemm jaqbzu esperti minn hawn u kemm jikkundannaw dan l ghagir holl xaghrek u gib iz zejt !!!!!!
john muscat
Jul 4th 2012, 17:58
Well done Arriva drivers! The GWU was always greatest defender of workers' rights.
Victor Laiviera
Jul 4th 2012, 17:34
Where has all the gloating gone?
charles tabone
Jul 4th 2012, 17:03
Thet realised the saying"United we stand, divided we fall" or the story about the qatta; tal-ghesieleg. Haddiema, timsewx li l-PN fost il-Haddiema dejjem xewwex bil-qawl Divide et imperat.
Albert Farrugia
Jul 4th 2012, 16:56
I cant' understand this latest round of GWU-bashing. if anything, the GWU can negotiate realistically and responsibly with Arriva on behalf of the workers. Some of the workers wanted to leave the GWU because they felt it was not being militant enough, infact.
Saviour Aquilina
Jul 4th 2012, 16:48
I will not believe in what Tony Zarb ( GWU ) said, it happen to me when I worked in a Hotel they say that I am a member when I was NEVER a member of gwu.
Lawrence Camilleri
Jul 4th 2012, 21:18
And only God knows how much these poor drivers were threatened to go back to the fold!
Joe Tabone
Jul 4th 2012, 16:43
I just can't understand these Labour elves, we all know on who's side the GWU is..............while on the otherside, the new House Union had PL star candidate as their lawyer!
What's the difference, let them be.................its a free country!
Arsenio Ellul
Jul 4th 2012, 20:25
@Mr.Tabone,
Can you please stop trying to denigrate us labour supporters, by calling us elves. Do not stoop so low in trying to diminish Labour's image. If you have any problem and you want to meet me I'm far from being an elf. Hope you are not in the business and hate the unions, so you can pay your employees peanuts.
James Borg
Jul 4th 2012, 16:26
Qedghin sewwa f'dal pajjiz!
James Dewar
Jul 4th 2012, 16:25
Maybe the bendy buses and the large King Longs can't manage U turns on the Maltese roads but it seems their drivers are expert at it!! And tomorrow?
Jo Camm
Jul 4th 2012, 16:58
Tomorrow they will make a U-turn with the bendy buses.
Angelo Vassallo
Jul 4th 2012, 16:22
Dan huwa sempliciment x’qeghda tghid il-gwu. Ma nahsibx li ser tghid mod iehor. Isma (u aqra) BILFORS u emmen JEKK TRID jghid il-Malti.
Nissuggerixxi li l-kumpanija ARRIVA ghadha taqbad il-barri minn qrunu u titlob li ssir dik l-famuza VERIFIKA mid-Direttur tax-Xoghol u r-Relazzjonijiet Industrijali. Il-gwu jafu tajjeb x'inhi din il-verifika ghax fejn iridu u fejn jaqblilhom juzawha hafna, u fejn ma jaqblilhomx ma juzawhiex.
jesmond zammit
Jul 4th 2012, 16:16
hasra li l ferh li rajna mill apologisti tal pn dam ftit .:)
Edward Curmi
Jul 4th 2012, 16:38
Ara jekk hux vera l-ewwel habib!!
James McIntosh
Jul 4th 2012, 15:43
Never mind the individuals rights, always be sure to keep the Union strong. Big dictators in a little world of their own
George Calleja
Jul 4th 2012, 15:38
Aghar minn nghag ta Bendu!!!!
Wally Vella-Zarb
Jul 4th 2012, 17:10
...huma dawk li malli jaraw "GWU" mill-ewwel jifthu l-kanuni kontriha!!!
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