There will be bus strikes in London this November and December – here’s what you need to know
Industrial action will affect bus services in London this winter as strikes have been announced for the last two months of the year. In a dispute between the Unite union and London Transit (a bus company owned by French transport group RATP), West London bus drivers and engineers will go on strike for a total of six days across November and December.
Here are the dates of the bus strikes in London, affecting West London services only:
- Fri 10th November 2023 | More than 350 bus drivers and engineers based at the Westbourne Park Garage will be on strike this day. This will affect the 13, 23, 28, 218, 295, 414, 452 and N28 routes.
- Mon 13th November 2023 | More than 350 bus drivers and engineers based at the Westbourne Park Garage will be on strike this day. This will affect the 13, 23, 28, 218, 295, 414, 452 and N28 routes.
- Fri 1st December 2023 | More than 350 bus drivers and engineers based at the Westbourne Park Garage will be on strike this day. This will affect the 13, 23, 28, 218, 295, 414, 452 and N28 routes.
- Mon 4th December 2023 | More than 350 bus drivers and engineers based at the Westbourne Park Garage will be on strike this day. This will affect the 13, 23, 28, 218, 295, 414, 452 and N28 routes.
- Fri 22nd December 2023 | More than 350 bus drivers and engineers based at the Westbourne Park Garage will be on strike this day. This will affect the 13, 23, 28, 218, 295, 414, 452 and N28 routes.
- Sat 23rd December 2023 | More than 350 bus drivers and engineers based at the Westbourne Park Garage will be on strike this day. This will affect the 13, 23, 28, 218, 295, 414, 452 and N28 routes.
For more updates and travel tips, check the TfL website.
The workers are striking after rejecting London Transit’s 6.4% pay offer as it did not meet the rate of inflation (which stood at 11.4% when the proposed pay was to be implemented in April).
About the upcoming bus strikes in London, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “RATP is a massive multinational company. It can absolutely afford to table an acceptable pay increase and does not to need to attack workers’ terms and conditions.
“Unite is totally focused on defending and improving our members’ jobs, pay and conditions. The workers at RATP have their union’s total backing during these strikes.”
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