Bus services in Liverpool have faced disruption this week after two days of strikes. Around 500 drivers, based at the city's Gillmoss Depot on the East Lancashire Road, in an ongoing row over pay with Stagecoach. that better reflects the hourly pay rate of other operators in the area, but Stagecoach said it put forward an offer that brought these rates considerably closer whilst retaining more favourable employment terms, conditions and benefits than others offered.
The strikes got off to a dramatic start on Monday. Angry workers on the picket line who were brought in to drive buses during the strike action. The strikes continued on Tuesday - and more could follow next month.
If a new agreement is not reached between Stagecoach and its workers, the Unite union is planning two more rounds of strike action in July. The proposed walk-outs will take place initially for three days between July 12 and 15 and for a subsequent three days between July 12 and 15. If a deal isn't agreed after that point, the union has raised the prospect of an all-out, continuous strike after that.
On Monday and Tuesday, Stagecoach operated a limited service from the Gillmoss Depot. Services 10A, 14, 53, 82, 86 in Liverpool did not operate and a special timetable was in operation on routes 17, 19, 20 and 21 between 6.30am – 19.
30 on the strike days. Speaking about the dispute, Unite regional officer Brian Troake said: “Our members have been forced into strike action by Stagecoach’s continued attem.
