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London bus strikes to go ahead on February 1 after Abellio drivers reject pay offer

Bus travel is to be disrupted by more strike action

(Picture: Jeremy Selwyn)

Strikes by bus drivers in London will go ahead next week after the rejection of pay offers.

Around 1,900 members of Unite employed by Abellio in London will walk out on February 1, 2 and 3.

Unite said the decision to go ahead with the strikes follows the rejection of two pay offers.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Abellio is an incredibly wealthy company, whose success is based on the hard graft of its workers.

“It can fully afford to make a fair pay offer which meets our members’ expectations, but it has failed to do so.

“Unite is unstinting in its commitment to defend the jobs, pay and conditions of its members and the workforce at Abellio will continue to receive the union’s unwavering support.”

More than 50 routes will be affected in the capital.

The strikes on February 1 will coincide with a day of widespread action in whivh teachers, university lecturers, train drivers and civil servants will all walkout in long-running disputes over pay, jobs and conditions.

Which routes will be affected by the bus strike?

Transport for London has said on strike days, it will aim to run as many services as possible, but to expect disruption.

It has listed the following routes as being affected by the walkouts.

3, 27, 45, 63, 68, 109, 130, 156, 195, 196, 201, 207, 267, 270, 278, 315, 322, 350, 367, 381, 407, 415, 427, 433, 464, 481, 482, 490, 969, C10, E5, E7, E10, E11, H20, H25, H28, H26, P5, P13, R68, R70, S4, U5, U7, U9

The 24-hour routes are the numbers 24, 111, 159, 285, 344 and 345. The night routes affected will be the N3, N27, N63, N68, N109, N207, N381

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