Arriva drivers will continue strike action next week after negotiations between the bus operator and the unions representing workers failed to reach an agreement.
Employees at Arriva have been taking part in 'all-out continuous strike action' since July 20 in a dispute over pay. Depots including Bolton and Manchester have been involved in the industrial action, with union bosses labelling an originally offered pay rise of three per cent as 'pitiful'.
Arriva drivers, represented by the UNITE and GMB unions, said they require a decent pay rise to keep up with rising inflation and the ongoing cost of living crisis. Earlier this week, Arriva said a 'generous' new offer was made of an 8.5 per cent rise, which they said would have been backdated to March.
