City Bus Drivers Vote To Strike Over Pay
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Chloe AslettYorkshire
Bus services in Doncaster are because of be interrupted after more than 230 chauffeurs voted to take industrial action over pay.
First Bus drivers in the city will go on strike on 28 and 30 March, and 7, 22 and 24 April after declining a deal which did not provide pay parity with colleagues in Sheffield, the Unite union said.
Unite basic secretary Sharon Graham said the business might afford to pay its motorists in Doncaster the very same amount and was "selecting to put revenues over individuals".
Zoe Hands, managing director of First Bus in the region, stated the offer of a 7% increase backdated to January 2026 was "amongst the finest driver pay deals this year".
"We are really disappointed and saddened at the decision to go ahead with strikes," she said, adding that the company "recognised the strength of sensation" on the problem.
"We remain committed to working constructively with Union agents to reach a reasonable and sustainable arrangement," Hands said.
"Our door remains open to continue discussions and avoid unnecessary industrial action."
'Unfair circumstance'
The Unite members associated with the disagreement work at the Doncaster Bus Depot on Leger Way, which operates several routes affecting the city centre.
The dates encounter the Easter holidays and occasions at Doncaster Racecourse consisting of the opener of the British flat racing season, the William Hill Lincoln Handicap.
officer Christian Ratcliffe stated: "Unite members in Doncaster need to not be financially punished for working a few miles down the road.
"This unjust circumstance can't continue and Unite is demanding First Bus treats its hard-working motorists relatively."
Unite said FirstGroup was "highly successful", with earnings of ₤ 833.6 m for the 6 months to September 2025, and might pay for to fulfill the strikers' needs.
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