Daily bus strikes will go ahead as planned after National Express bus drivers refused a revised pay deal. The majority of services across Coventry and the West Midlands will be scrapped as a result.
A vote today over whether to accept new pay terms, which could have stopped industrial action from taking place, saw 71% of Unite's members vote it down. The refusal means the region will have a limited service "indefinitely" while strikes take place, with most of the buses running being on hospital routes.
Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham, said: “National Express is an extremely wealthy company and makes considerable profits from the hard work of our members, who are not paid enough for the difficult and stressful job they do. The company must come back with an offer our members can accept.
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“Unite’s top priority is defending and improving our members’ jobs, pay and conditions and National Express’ workforce have their union’s full support during these strikes.”
A spokesperson for National Express West Midlands said: "We are sorry for the disruption that this will cause across the West Midlands. Our advice to customers is not to try to travel on our buses unless you really need to.
"As the week goes on, we hope to add back in more services so please check our website for the latest information. We are working with our partners to minimise the impact of the disruption in any way we can and we are seeking to bring a speedy resolution to the strike."
Below are the services which will be running across the West Midlands while industrial action is ongoing.
4 | Birmingham - Solihull (via Sparkbrook, Tyseley, Acocks Green & Olton)
5 | West Bromwich - Sutton Coldfield (via Great Barr, Kingstanding & New Oscott)
6 | Birmingham - Solihull (via Sparkbrook, Sparkhill, Hall Green & Shirley)
6 | Dudley - Stourbridge (via Russells Hall Hospital, Brierley Hill & Amblecote)
28 | Heartlands Hospital - Great Barr (via Ward End, Castle Bromwich, Erdington, Old Oscott & Perry Beeches)
51 | Birmingham - Walsall (via Great Barr & Perry Barr)
59 | Wolverhampton - Ashmore Park (via New Cross Hospital & Wednesfield)
87 | Birmingham - Dudley (via City Hospital, Smethwick, Oldbury & Tividale)
97 | Birmingham - Chelmsley Wood (via Bordesley Green, Heartlands Hospital & Meadway)
529 | Wolverhampton - Walsall (via Willenhall )
X4 | Birmingham - Falcon Lodge (via Aston Expressway, Erdington, Sutton Coldfield & Good Hope Hospital)
X21| Birmingham - Bartley Green (via Birmingham University, Selly Oak & Weoley Castle)
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