Bus drivers working various Southwark routes are striking today and next week, causing havoc for commuters across the borough.
Unite union members working for bus operator Abellio are unhappy about pay and are striking today (December 9) and on December 10, 16 and 17.
They have previously walked out on November 22, 25, and 26 and on December 1, 2 and 3.
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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Abellio is a vastly wealthy multinational company that could and should be paying its workers a fair pay increase.”
Drivers based at garages in Battersea, Beddington, Hayes, Southall, Twickenham and Walworth are part of the walk-out.
Yesterday (Thursday, December 8), Unite secured an 11 per cent pay increase for Metroline drivers in London.
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That strike would have involved 2,000 drivers, mainly affecting routes across North and West London.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said the “greatly improved pay offer” was “a significant victory”.
But the Abellio strikes remain set to go ahead. Here are the routes likely to be affected:
3 – Crystal palace through Kennington to Whitehall
45 – Clapham park to Elephant and Castle
68 – West Norwood through Elephant and Castle to Euston
159 – Streatham through Kennington to Oxford Circus
196 – Norwood Junction to Elephant and Castle
201 – Herne Hill to Morden
322 – Crystal Palace through Herne Hill to Clapham Common
345 – Peckham to South Kensington
344 – Clapham through Elephant and Castle to Liverpool Street
381 – Peckham to Waterloo
415 – Old Kent Road to Tulse Hill
C10 – Victoria to Canada Water
P5 – Patmore Estate to Elephant and Castle
P13 – New Cross Gate to Streatham
N63 – Crystal Palace through Peckham to King’s Cross
N109 – Katharine Street through Kennington to Oxford Circus
N381 – Whitehall to Peckham Bus Station