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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Joanna Partridge

London bus drivers resume strike over heatwave working amid fears over air con deal

Striking Arriva bus drivers wave red union flags and hold protest signs at a picket line
Unite union and bus operator Arriva North London reached a deal during last week’s talks but some drivers rejected the offer saying it did not go far enough to solve the problem of working in heatwaves. Photograph: Guy Smallman/Getty Images

London bus drivers have resumed strike action over having to work in high temperatures, amid fears that proposed improvements to air conditioning will not be complete by next summer.

About 1,500 members of the Unite union working across north London and Essex are taking part in the four-day strike from Tuesday to Friday, after industrial action earlier this month. Further stoppages are planned for the coming weeks.

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