London buses dispute escalates as hundreds more workers ballot for strikes

More than 300 London Transit staff are being balloted for industrial action, bringing the total number of RATP bus workers poised to strike to over 2,100. The London Transit drivers and engineers, who are based at Westbourne Park bus garage in Notting Hill, are angry at a three per cent pay offer that represents a […]

London bus drivers to strike on same day as tube staff

Over 1,600 London bus drivers are set to take strike action later this month, in protest at what they say is their employer failing to make a “reasonable pay offer”. They’ve been offered 3.6% in 2022 and 4.2% next year but say with the true inflation rate (RPI) currently standing at 11.8 per cent, this […]

All new London buses will be zero-emission

The Mayor of London has announced that all new buses ordered by Transport for London for the capital will now be zero-emission. Sadiq Khan says this builds on its recent achievement of making its entire bus fleet compliant with strict Euro VI emission standards – the same standards as the Ultra Low Emission Zone. City Hall […]