Arriva Bus Drivers Strike

Bus workers employed by Arriva in the North West have voted in huge numbers for strike action in a dispute over pay. This short film platforms the view of drivers who are on strike.
Around 1,800 workers returned a 96 per cent yes vote in favour of strike action on a 72 per cent turnout.
Unite says its members are striking over a pitiful pay offer from the German-owned transport giant of just three per cent with no strings attached, or six per cent which included reductions in sick pay and loss of Saturday enhanced pay. Both the offers are far below the current real inflation rate (RPI) of 11.7 per cent and so constitute a pay cut.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “This dispute is entirely of Arriva’s own making. It can fully afford to ensure its workers receive decent pay and conditions. Instead, Arriva has made our members a pitiful offer. Not only do they want workers to accept a real terms pay cut, they also want them to sacrifice their sick pay. This is just not acceptable.
“Unite will back these members to the hilt until this dispute is resolved and they receive a decent pay increase.”