Additional bonus dissatisfaction during the Olympic Games, held in London bus driver 22, the 24-hour general strike, nearly two-thirds of the bus lines of the whole city to a standstill.
Organizing the strike, union members belonging to the 17 bus companies, accounting for 85% of London's bus drivers. In the morning of the 22nd, Transport for London said, only a quarter of the buses running, and then increase the proportion of running the bus, but can not run the line is still nearly two-thirds.
In order to reduce the traffic impact of the bus strike, the Transport for London staff and volunteers to passengers in the bus station to answer questions and guide them by public transport vehicles monthly pass to ride the subway.
The origin of the strike is the union dissatisfaction with bus drivers during the Olympics there is no additional bonus, subways, airports and other employees there will be a bonus of £ 500 per person. The union, said the bus passengers during the Olympic Games is expected to at least will increase by 800,000 people, bus drivers should be entitled to the same subway, airport staff the same treatment.
Since the union had threatened to go on strike, employers and employees have been holding negotiations. London Mayor Boris Johnson, 21, said the union to cancel the strike can be considered from the Olympic special funds allocated £ 8.3 million bonus as a bus driver. Although the union welcomed this statement, but dissatisfied with Johnson make that decision until the last minute, making it a "beggar feeling. On the 21st night negotiations eventually broke down, resulting in 22-day strike on schedule.
The union said that if their demands are not met, will continue to go on strike during the Olympics action.
Organizing the strike, union members belonging to the 17 bus companies, accounting for 85% of London's bus drivers. In the morning of the 22nd, Transport for London said, only a quarter of the buses running, and then increase the proportion of running the bus, but can not run the line is still nearly two-thirds.
In order to reduce the traffic impact of the bus strike, the Transport for London staff and volunteers to passengers in the bus station to answer questions and guide them by public transport vehicles monthly pass to ride the subway.
The origin of the strike is the union dissatisfaction with bus drivers during the Olympics there is no additional bonus, subways, airports and other employees there will be a bonus of £ 500 per person. The union, said the bus passengers during the Olympic Games is expected to at least will increase by 800,000 people, bus drivers should be entitled to the same subway, airport staff the same treatment.
Since the union had threatened to go on strike, employers and employees have been holding negotiations. London Mayor Boris Johnson, 21, said the union to cancel the strike can be considered from the Olympic special funds allocated £ 8.3 million bonus as a bus driver. Although the union welcomed this statement, but dissatisfied with Johnson make that decision until the last minute, making it a "beggar feeling. On the 21st night negotiations eventually broke down, resulting in 22-day strike on schedule.
The union said that if their demands are not met, will continue to go on strike during the Olympics action.
