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London bus strike: The one chart that tells you why bus drivers are on strike today | |
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London’s bus drivers are on strike for 24 hours as they demand equal pay across the city’s 18 individual bus operators and 80 different pay rates. | London’s bus drivers are on strike for 24 hours as they demand equal pay across the city’s 18 individual bus operators and 80 different pay rates. |
A map produced by Unite the Union hopes to demonstrate the complexity of this system. | A map produced by Unite the Union hopes to demonstrate the complexity of this system. |
A spokesman for Unite told the Independent: “Unite works for working people and we think it's important that the public are fully informed about the reasons for this strike. | A spokesman for Unite told the Independent: “Unite works for working people and we think it's important that the public are fully informed about the reasons for this strike. |
“We thought it essential to produce this map in order to fully outline to passengers why the strike is taking place and the chaos of so many different pay rates. | “We thought it essential to produce this map in order to fully outline to passengers why the strike is taking place and the chaos of so many different pay rates. |
“It's a clear and easy guide and we know passengers have really welcomed the map. | “It's a clear and easy guide and we know passengers have really welcomed the map. |
“No one ever takes strike action lightly but there is real inequality of pay on the buses. That's just not fair and not good enough.” | “No one ever takes strike action lightly but there is real inequality of pay on the buses. That's just not fair and not good enough.” |
TfL said in a statement: “Bus drivers are employed by the individual (private) bus companies and have been for over 20 years. | TfL said in a statement: “Bus drivers are employed by the individual (private) bus companies and have been for over 20 years. |
“Bus driver rates of pay have been negotiated and agreed between Unite and the bus companies individually under a long-standing and jointly agreed process. This has regularly resulted in pay rises above the rate of inflation. | “Bus driver rates of pay have been negotiated and agreed between Unite and the bus companies individually under a long-standing and jointly agreed process. This has regularly resulted in pay rises above the rate of inflation. |
“This dispute, in which only 16 per cent of bus drivers voted for strike action, will achieve nothing except further inconvenience to London's 6.5 million daily bus passengers.” | “This dispute, in which only 16 per cent of bus drivers voted for strike action, will achieve nothing except further inconvenience to London's 6.5 million daily bus passengers.” |
A union spokesman said that drivers’ pay can differ by £3 per hour, from £9.30 to £12.34. TfL says "levelling up" would cost £100m a year and lead to higher fares and cuts in services. | A union spokesman said that drivers’ pay can differ by £3 per hour, from £9.30 to £12.34. TfL says "levelling up" would cost £100m a year and lead to higher fares and cuts in services. |
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