Arriva (UNITE) Strike Calendar

Around 300 Leicester, Hinckley and Coalville Arriva bus workers will strike over the main Christmas shopping period, Unite, the UK’s leading union, said today. The drivers, depot and office staff have rejected an inadequate pay offer from Arriva, which made pre-tax profits of €156m in 2024.

Hundreds of workers had voted for industrial action but the employer came back to the negotiating table at the last minute and Unite secured a 6.1 per cent increase for all staff from 21 April 2024. Staff will also receive a £350 lump sum payment.

Arriva North East workers planned to walk out from Sunday over pay. However, the action has been called off as Unite union members consider a new offer.

A week-long strike due to take place from April 7 was also called off while talks took place.

Strikes by Unite members at Arriva Northumbria have been suspended after the employer made a new offer, it was announced today (3 March) Strike action by drivers and engineers, unhappy at being the lowest-paid bus employees in the region, was due to begin on Sunday 7 April for one week. Members are being balloted on Thursday 4 and Friday 5 April this week and, regardless of the outcome, strikes the following week have been suspended.

Over 1,000 bus drivers, who are members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, have rejected an offer worth around 7.3 per cent, as this amounted to a real terms pay cut, with the true inflation rate (RPI) currently standing at 11.3 per cent.

The drivers who are based at depots in Brixton, Norwood, South Croydon and Thornton Heath began balloting this week and the ballot will close on Wednesday 2 August. If the workers vote for strikes then industrial action could begin by the middle of next month.

1. Bus drivers employed by Arriva on North and East London bus routes have suspended planned strike action following an improved pay offer.
2. The improved pay offer was made following extended pay talks on Monday (12 June).
3. If the pay offer is rejected then Unite will announce fresh industrial action.

1,700 bus drivers employed by Arriva in the UK have announced strike action in a dispute over pay, with the first two days of action concentrated in North and East London. The dispute is effectively of Arriva's own making, with the company having had every chance to make an offer that meets the drivers' expectations but having instead refused. Over the last decade, Deutsche Bahn, Arriva's parent company, has paid £560 million in profit transfers to Germany.