First Bus Doncaster (UNITE) Strike Calendar
Strike Type: Bus
Latest First Bus Doncaster Industrial Action Updates (2)
There will be further disruption to bus services in Doncaster, as First South Yorkshire workers have escalated industrial action over pay. The drivers, members of Unite, have turned down a pay offer from their employer as this does not give them pay parity with those doing the same job at First in Sheffield, just over 20 miles away. Further strike action will now take place on 14 and 17 April, alongside the already-announced dates of 22 and 24 April. Previous industrial action on 28 and 30 March and yesterday (7 April) caused major disruption to bus services in and out of Doncaster city centre and the surrounding areas, with many cancelled or running a limited service.
Bus services in Doncaster will be disrupted over the coming weeks, as over 230 drivers have overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action over pay. Doncaster drivers at First South Yorkshire, part of First Group, have rejected an offer from their employer as this does not give them pay parity with those doing the same job at First in Sheffield, just over 20 miles away.
Strikes will take place on 28 and 30 March and 7, 22 and 24 April. Some of these dates coincide with the Easter break as well as events at Doncaster Racecourse including the opener of the British flat racing season the William Hill Lincoln Handicap on 28 March.
First Bus Doncaster Strike Calendar
7 Strike Dates 2 Planned