Bus strike in London: All the First Bus services affected by strikes this weekend
Bus drivers are the latest transport workers to walk out over pay disputes in London. Here are all the affected services.
After a week of strikes on the London Underground, bus drivers will be the next workers to walk out over the weekend.
First Bus drivers will go on strike from 5am, on Friday, 12th September until 5am on Monday, 15th September - wreaking havoc for another weekend in London.
Friday’s bus strikes will coincide with the final day of action on the London Underground, meaning transport options across the city will be further limited.
The upcoming industrial action will impact a whopping 60 bus routes across west, southwest and northwest London.
Meaning those living in the likes of Shepherd’s Bush, Notting Hill, Kingston and Wandsworth are going to struggle for public transport options on Friday.
Why are London bus drivers striking?
Bus workers, who are part of the Unite Union, voted to strike over a pay dispute with their employers, London United and London Transit.
According to Time Out, both companies are owned by First Bus, which union members say is trying to deny workers hundreds of pounds in back pay.
TfL has said: “If strikes go ahead, they will affect services in west, northwest and southwest London from 05:00 on Friday 12 September to 05:00 on Monday 15 September.”
Complete list of bus services impacted by upcoming strikes
London United and London Transit run eight depots, all in west and southwest London. According to reports, the routes likely to be impacted by the strikes, with little to no services, are: 13, 18, 23, 31, 33, 49, 65, 70, 71, 72, 85, 94, 105, 110, 116, 117, 148, 203, 216, 218, 220, 224, 235, 272, 281, 283, 290, 293, 295, 371, 406, 411, 418, 419, 423, 440, 452, 467, 613, 662, 665, 681, 695, 696, 698, C1, E3, H22, H37, H98, K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, N18, N31, N33, N65 and N72.
When are the London bus strikes?
Bus strikes will take place in the capital this coming weekend. They will start at 5am on Friday and last until 5am on Monday, causing major disruption over the weekend.