London bus controllers strike to cause 'chaos' for nine days The strike beginning on March 7 will affect south and southwest London services Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2024
When are the bus strikes in London? Walkout dates for your diary The Unite trade union says the six days of strikes will cause 'chaos' on at least 18 bus routes Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2024
Strike: Inside the Unions review – will make you furious about MPs with £250k swimming pools This documentary follows union leaders as they battle for workers’ pay rises. Brace for infuriating pundits and heartbreaking picket lines The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023
Recent pay rises suggest that collective bargaining may be on the way back London bus drivers working for transport company Abellio recently negotiated an 18% pay rise following industrial action organised by the trade union Unite. Such success shows the impact that collective bargaining can have on the pay negotiation process. Other unions that have recently paused industrial action to return to the… The Conversation · Mar 1, 2023
Who’s on strike today? Every date of every UK walkout in 2023 Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions continue as more disruption anticipated The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023
Bus driver strike deadlock finally ended as firm offers massive 18% pay rise Union bosses have hailed an "important pay victory" after reaching a deal to break the deadlock with London-based bus firm Abellio. Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023
London bus drivers end strike action after union accepts ‘greatly improved’ pay offer Union says it will end pay dispute after reaching agreement with Abellio Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2023
All strike dates you need to know about in February Hundreds of thousands of workers from the UK's biggest industries will strike this month Liverpool Echo · Feb 2, 2023
Who will be participating in walkout Wednesday? Seven trade unions will stop work on the same day. Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023
Who is on strike today? All the workers taking part in Walkout Wednesday Today will be the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade Wales Online · Feb 1, 2023
Who is striking on walk-out Wednesday - including teachers and train drivers University lecturers, bus drivers, civil servants and security guards are also refusing to work on the massive day of strike action Wales Online · Jan 31, 2023
Everyone on strike tomorrow and why they are striking Thousands of workers will walk out in protest Liverpool Echo · Jan 31, 2023
The strikes happening today as thousands of workers hit picket lines - and how they'll impact you Up to half-a-million workers are taking part in industrial action this week Manchester Evening News · Jan 30, 2023
London bus strikes to go ahead on February 1 after Abellio drivers reject pay offer Strikes by bus drivers in London will go ahead next week after the rejection of pay offers. Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2023
Daily Record · Jan 22, 2023 Former ScotRail operator Abellio paid boss £740k after receiving £850m of taxpayers' cash The huge sum was paid to businessman Dominic Booth – a £143,000 increase on the previous year – for running the UK arm of the Dutch government-owned firm.
Insider UK · Jan 19, 2023 Abellio's services arm relaunches with promise of new Scottish jobs The business is now planning to offer its support services to industries beyond transport
The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2023 Rail and ambulance strikes: when is industrial action planned? Unions representing staff in NHS, transport and beyond warn of disputes escalating unless ministers give ground on pay
Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2023 Bus strikes compound travel misery in London as Abellio drivers stage walkout Unite members at Abellio are walking out on a number of days in January, despite the offer of a 12 per cent pay rise
The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023 When are the London bus strikes and which routes will be affected? Industrial action is planned throughout January
Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2022 London bus drivers to stage fresh wave of strikes in late December and January Drivers are due to strike for 11 days, including on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022 Trains, Royal Mail and nurses: Every strike planned in run up to Christmas From ambulances to buses and postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action in Britain’s new ‘winter of discontent’
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022 Trains, Royal Mail and nurses: Every strike planned in run up to Christmas From ambulances to buses and postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action in Britain’s new ‘winter of discontent’
Reuters · Dec 12, 2022 December in Britain: A month of strikes Britain faces disruption from widespread industrial action this month as many workers struggling with a cost of living crisis seek pay rises that better reflect double-digit levels of inflation.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022 UK strike calendar – service stoppages planned for March and April All the dates for strikes and stoppages across health, transport and education networks
Manchester Evening News · Dec 9, 2022 The 12 strikes of Christmas - more than 500,000 workers set to walk out in winter of discontent Chaos is expected across Greater Manchester and the rest of the country during the festive period