driver health and safety

  1. Obi-Wan Kenobi

    Strikes & Disputes GMB’s Steve Garelick backs Bus Drivers March for Public Safety 5th November 2025

    Steve Garelick from GMB Union London has announced his full support for the Bus Drivers March taking place on 5 November. In his message, Steve said the march will start in Islington and go all the way to TfL HQ at Palestra in support of drivers who are calling for a Bus Drivers Bill of Rights...
  2. Tom Kearney

    Open Letter Will TfL's 'Safety Scandal' serve as your only Legacy? An Open Letter to Sir Sadiq, Mayor of London and TfL Chair

    By blogpost Sir Sadiq Khan Mayor of London City Hall Kamal Chunchie Way London E16 1ZE cc: Transport Commissioner; Deputy Mayor for Transport; Deputy Mayor for Social Justice and Communities, London Victims' Commissioner; TfL Walking and Cycling Commissioner; TfL Board Secretariat; TfL SSHR...
  3. Tom Kearney

    Open Letter Will the London Assembly Transport Committee Make Time for Bus Driver Toilet Dignity? An Open Letter from London Bus Driver Lorraine Robertson

    By email and blogpost Siân Berry, Chair Transport Committee The London Assembly City Hall The Queen’s Walk London SE1 2AA 20 August 2022 cc: Transport Committee Members RE: Will the London Assembly Transport Committee Make Time for Bus Driver Toilet Dignity? Dear Siân Berry, You may recall...
  4. Tom Kearney

    Open Letter #CroydonCrash #Coverup Transcript: Keith Prince AM's 27 September 2023 Request for TfL to 'come clean' about its Decision to Keep Internal Audit IA 16

    At a meeting of the London Assembly Transport Committee on 27 September 2023, Keith Prince AM asked TfL to 'come clean' about what decisions it took about a Safety Audit that TfL was finalising at the time Sandilands occurred to be (a) cancelled (b) kept from the RAIB Investigation and (c)...
  5. Tom Kearney

    Data / FOI When will Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) publish Bus Safety Performance Data? An Open Letter to Mayor Andy Burnham from Lee Odams, RMT Vice

    By email and blogpost Mr. Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Combined Authority Tootal Buildings 56 Oxford Street Manchester M1 6EU E: [email protected] cc: Stephen Rhodes, Director of Bus, [email protected]; Martin Shier, Bus Network...
  6. Tom Kearney

    Open Letter Will Labour Unions make Labour's "Better Buses" Plans 'better' for Bus Workers and Public Safety? — My address to the RMT Union's 81st Bus Workers' Na

    I am grateful for the opportunity to once again address the RMT's Bus Worker National Industrial Organising Conference. I congratulate its organisers and RMT Union on celebrating this important conference's 81st year. Since this is the third National Conference in which I've been honoured to...
  7. Tom Kearney

    Open Letter RE: Assisting the Inevitable Independent Inquiry about the Safety of the London Contracted 'Bus Market’ Model

    Elly Baker, Chair London Assembly Transport Committee City Hall Kamal Chunchie Way London E16 1ZE cc: London Assembly Transport Committee, Members and Staff Dear Elly Baker, RE: Open Letter - Assisting the Inevitable Independent Inquiry about the Safety of the London Contracted 'Bus Market’...
  8. Tom Kearney

    Open Letter Re: Open Letter - Assisting the Inevitable Independent Inquiry about the Safety of the London Contracted 'Bus Market’ Model

    By Email and Blogpost Elly Baker, Chair London Assembly Transport Committee City Hall Kamal Chunchie Way London E16 1ZE 23 September 2024 cc: London Assembly Transport Committee, Members and Staff Good Morning Elly Baker, I received the attached letter from you as Transport Committee Chair...
  9. Tom Kearney

    Open Letter TfL's 'Safety Scandal' will be your Legacy! An Open Letter to the Mayor of London from Kevin Mustafa

    By email and blog post 29 October 2024 Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London and TfL Chair City Hall Kamal Chunchie Way London E16 1ZE cc: Transport Commissioner; Deputy Mayor for Transport; Deputy Mayor for Social Justice and Communities, London Victims' Commissioner; Walking and Cycling...
  10. Tom Kearney

    Open Letter 5 November London Bus Drivers' Protest at TfL Headquarters - Open Letter to Elly Baker, Chair, London Assembly Transport Committee from Lorraine Rober

    By email and blogpost Elly Baker, Chair London Assembly Transport Committee City Hall Kamal Chunchie Way London E16 1ZE 1 November 2024 cc: London Assembly Transport Committee Members, Tom Kearney #LondonBusWatch RE: 5 November London Bus Drivers' Protest at TfL Headquarters -...
  11. Tom Kearney

    Open Letter RE: London Bus Drivers' Bill of Rights: Act Now Mr. Mayor! An Open Letter from Kevin Mustafa

    By email and blog post 10 December 2024 Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London and TfL Chair City Hall Kamal Chunchie Way London E16 1ZE cc: Transport Commissioner; Deputy Mayor for Transport; Deputy Mayor for Social Justice and Communities, London Victims' Commissioner; Walking and Cycling...
  12. Tom Kearney

    Open Letter London's Franchised Bus Operation: "Institutionally Unsafe" at any Speed — Guest Post by Michael Liebreich, former TfL Board Director and Safety Panel

    Michael Liebreich stopping traffic at London Bus Drivers' Bill of Rights March to Parliament Square (29 January 2025) Are you a Londoner? Do you ever come to London on business or for leisure, or as a tourist? Then this post is for you. You might find the sight of a red London bus...
  13. Tom Kearney

    Open Letter The London Bus Drivers Bill of Rights: the Mayor's Contemptuous Response demands London Assembly Action Now! An Open Letter to Caroline Russell

    By email and blogpost Caroline Russell AM London Assembly City Hall Kamal Chunchie Way London E16 1ZE cc: London Assembly Members; Mayor of London; Deputy Mayor - Transport, Transport Commissioner; TfL Director - Bus; Deputy Mayor - Social Justice and Communities, London Victims' Commissioner...
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  14. Tom Kearney

    Open Letter "It's about Time": Words spoken at 5th November London Bus Drivers' "End TfL's Safety Scandal" March and Rally at Palestra House (TfL HQ)

    One of over Ten Thousand TfL Bus Crash Survivors since 18 December 2009 (Photo: Tom Edwards) Remember Remember the 5th of November. Thanks to you London Bus Drivers, I know I sure will. Back on 18 September 2013, I attended a meeting here in Palestra House initiated by Victoria Borwick AM...
  15. toplondonbusfan

    Stagecoach London Stagecoach posted TfL heat advice but nothing about refusing the bus

    Stagecoach shared this earlier today on Blink. It is a TfL message telling drivers to stay hydrated and ask for a short break if the cab gets too hot. But there is nothing in it about refusing the bus No mention of defecting it No mention of getting a changeover Just drink water and adjust...
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