600 Bristol bus drivers strike over pay
Inner-city bus routes will be severely disrupted
There will be serious disruption on Bristol's bus network this week, as more than 600 drivers walk out in a dispute over pay.
Drivers operating from the Lawrence Hill and Hengrove depot are taking striking action, impacting inner-city bus routes as well as Bristol Airport, the local universities and Amazon's Bristol warehouse.
First Bus are operating a reduced timetable from Tuesday 16th until the early hours of Saturday 20th September.
The full metrobus network will operate and are not impacted by industrial action, as well as services between Thornbury and Bristol and Yate and Bristol.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "First Group is a very profitable company and can afford to come back with an improved offer that is acceptable to our bus drivers.
"Unite will fully support our members throughout their strike action, which has been caused by the employer putting profits over people."
Doug Claringbold, Managing Director for First Bus in the West of England, said: “We are disappointed to be told that our Citylines colleagues have rejected the pay offer, and therefore their planned strikes for four days.
"We have put together revised timetables to reflect the much lower level of service that we will be able to operate on these days.
“While this was our full and final pay offer, we still hope to find a solution with the trade union which encourages them to call off these disruptive strikes.”