City Bus Drivers Vote To Strike Over Pay

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Chloe AslettYorkshire


Bus services in Doncaster are because of be interfered with after more than 230 drivers voted to take industrial action over pay.


First Bus motorists in the city will go on strike on 28 and 30 March, and 7, 22 and 24 April after declining a deal which did not provide them pay parity with coworkers in Sheffield, the Unite union said.


Unite general secretary Sharon Graham stated the company might manage to pay its motorists in Doncaster the very same quantity and was "choosing to put profits over people".


Zoe Hands, handling director of First Bus in the region, stated the offer of a 7% increase backdated to January 2026 was "among the very best chauffeur pay offers this year".


"We are extremely disappointed and saddened at the decision to go on with strikes," she stated, including that the company "recognised the strength of feeling" on the concern.


"We remain dedicated to working constructively with Union agents to reach a fair and sustainable contract," Hands stated.


"Our door remains open to continue conversations and avoid unneeded industrial action."


'Unfair situation'


The Unite members associated with the disagreement work at the Doncaster Bus Depot on Leger Way, which operates several routes affecting the city centre.


The dates encounter the Easter holidays and events at including the opener of the British flat racing season, the William Hill Lincoln Handicap.


Regional officer Christian Ratcliffe said: "Unite members in Doncaster should not be economically punished for working a couple of miles down the roadway.


"This unfair situation can't continue and Unite is requiring First Bus treats its hard-working motorists relatively."


Unite said FirstGroup was "highly profitable", with earnings of ₤ 833.6 m for the 6 months to September 2025, and could manage to meet the strikers' needs.


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