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Four-day bus driver strike in Greater Manchester ON and due to start on Friday
09.08.2023 - 09:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A four-day strike by bus drivers in Greater Manchester is due to start on Friday, an operator has confirmed.
Stagecoach Manchester has announced it will only be operating a 'limited service' over the four days - and named a number of routes that will run.
Unite, the union, has previously said more than 1,000 bus drivers will take part in strike action on August 11, 12, 13 and 14. Stagecoach has now said a pay offer has been rejected.
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In a statement, the operator said: "Stagecoach Manchester regrets to inform customers that bus drivers will be taking industrial action on 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th August 2023.
"During these dates, Stagecoach will be operating the following limited services only between 07:00 hours and 19:00 hours.
"Service 43 - every 15 minutes. Service 192 - every 15 minutes (Hazel Grove to Manchester) and every 15 minutes (Stepping Hill Hospital to Manchester). Service 201 - every 15 minutes. Service 203 - every 15 minutes. Service 219 - every 15 minutes."
Buses operating out of Stagecoach Manchester's Middleton and Wigan depots are said to be 'unaffected' by the action.
The following services will operate as normal:
Middleton services:
The following services will also run on Sunday - 129, 343, 415.
Wigan services:
Lee Wasnidge, managing director of Stagecoach Manchester, said a pay offer had been rejected. He said: "The strike will be damaging to everybody and cause severe disruption to our customers who depend on the bus to get to work, education and for appointments.
"The management team at Stagecoach have been working hard to agree an industry leading pay settlement. We have made a substantial offer
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