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Bus drivers and other staff employed by French-owned company RATP will begin to vote from today (August 14) if they are in favour to take industrial action.
After the ballot closes on September 11, strikes could begin before the end of the next month, union Unite have warned.
The dispute involves drivers at the Westbourne Park garage as well as engineers at the company’s 10 London garages, as well as controllers and supervisors.
If strike action is taken, no buses will be operate from any of RATP’s 10 garages.
The union says that 500 workers will be balloted in total following workers’ rejecting pay increases between five and 6.4 per cent, all of which Unite says are below the true inflation rate.
Unite regional officer Michelle Braveboy said: “Strike action will inevitably cause severe disruption to bus passengers across west and north London, but this dispute is entirely the own making of RATP’s management.
“They have had every opportunity to make an offer to meet our members’ expectations but have failed to do so.”
Which bus routes could be affected?
A total of 102 bus routes could be affected by the strikes. These include:
9 – Hammersmith – Aldwych
13 – North Finchley – Victoria
18 – Sudbury – Euston
23 – Westbourne Park – Hammersmith
28 – Kensal Rise – Wandsworth
33 – Fulwell, South Road – Lonsdale Road, Castelnau
49 – White City – Clapham Junction
65 – Kingston – Ealing Broadway Station
70 – Chiswick Business Park – South Kensington
71 – Kingston – Chessington
72 – East Acton – Hammersmith Bridge, North Side
79 – Edgware Bus Station – Alperton Sainsbury’s
85 – Kingston – Putney Bridge
94 – Acton Green – Piccadilly Circus
105 – Heathrow Airport Central – Greenford
110 – Hounslow Bus Station – Hammersmith Bus Station
116 – Hounslow Bus Station – Ashford Hospital
117 – West Middlesex Hospital – Staines
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