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Stephanie Wiggins appointed LA Metro CEO
Metrolink CEO will take the top job at LA Metro later this year as she becomes the first woman and first Black woman to lead the authority.
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Strike action continues on London’s bus routes
Bus drivers in London have walked out today over pay and conditions, as RATP Dev and Unite the Union fail to reach an agreement.
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DfT announces new offices in Birmingham and Leeds
The Department for Transport will create roles in the two cities as part of the expansion, which it hopes will address a perceived imbalance towards London when it comes to Civil Service roles.
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Govia-Thameslink to offer twice weekly lateral flow tests to all staff
Railway staff will be offered lateral flow tests twice a week to help curb the spread of COVID-19 and reassure passengers when they start to return to the railway.
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Women in transport survey reveals majority faced discriminatory behaviour
A survey released this International Women’s Day reveals an alarming number of women have been subjected to discriminatory behaviour within the transport industry.
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Dublin Bus unveils €15 million Broadstone Depot restoration
The new Broadstone Depot is located in the north of the Irish capital and will have capacity for 120 buses, as well as plenty of swifts.
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COTA appoint Monica Jones as Chief Equity Officer in authority first
Monica Jones will lead the transport authority’s strategy on equity, diversity, and inclusion as it looks to implement policies fit for all Ohioans.
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Bus workers in London walk out over pay and conditions
Bus workers in London will walk out over pay and conditions this week as Unite the union accusing RATP of “using the cover of COVID to drive down wages.”
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UK Supreme Court rules Uber drivers must be treated as workers
The highest court in the land has told Uber that it now must pay workers a minimum wage and holiday pay just like employees in other industries.
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Air filters installed in Turlock buses in Califronia
The California city of Turlock has installed air filters among a raft of other measures to keep its bus drivers safe and help reduce air pollution in its buses.
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Are transport workers being left behind in Dakar?
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has expressed concern that workers are being forgotten in Dakar’s new Bus Rapid Transit project.
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MTR Nordic appoints Henrik Dahlin as new CEO
MTR Nordic will welcome a new CEO later this year, as the Swedish subsidiary of the Hong Kong company shuffles its executive pack.
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Moscow Metro hires first female drivers after law change
The Moscow Metro has hired its first female drivers after a change of legislation opened the doors to the capital’s women.
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Ola announces plans to build new scooter factory in India
According to Ola, the factory will provide around 10,000 jobs and have an initial capacity to manufacture two million electric scooters per year.
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Athens metro to be disrupted during 24 hour workers strike
The strike has been called over new legislation set to be rolled out by the Greek Government, and a lack of COVID-19 testing.