US EditionBus drivers threaten strikes over stress and pay
- Members of the Unite union representing bus drivers are threatening to launch strike action nationwide in the UK over issues relating to pay and working conditions as of 2025-08-25.
- The strikes follow a background of rising incidents of abuse, fatigue, and inadequate facilities reported by drivers, prompting union campaigning for better conditions.
- Strikes involve around 7,500 members, including announced actions by 2,000 London United, 550 Bristol First, 450 Cardiff Bus, and 70 Go South West workers.
- Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, emphasized that the compensation for drivers fails to match the challenging and demanding nature of their work, which includes daily exhaustion, mistreatment, assaults, and inadequate facilities.
- Unite will continue to fight until wages and conditions improve, while strikes in Cardiff and Newcastle will proceed if current deal ballots are rejected.
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Drivers on the air base of Creil (Oise) for several years, Patrick and Francis have survived without pay for three months. RATP's subsidiary, which has taken over the public market, refuses to give them work despite a judgment of the workers in their favour.
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