Bus drivers are to take industrial action, including an overtime ban, as part of a national campaign over pay.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) working for Stagecoach in the East Midlands will ban overtime and rest-day working from September 17 to October 1 and again for two weeks from October 22.
The union warned its members working as bus drivers in other parts of the country, including Yorkshire and the South West, are also involved in industrial disputes over pay.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “It’s well established now that we are facing a national shortage of bus drivers as staff leave over poor pay and conditions.
“RMT is fighting for professional wages for professional drivers and our East Midlands Stagecoach members are leading that charge, with others across the country set to follow.”
More than 50 bus workers have quit Stagecoach in Plymouth because of low pay rather than Covid and Brexit, a union representative claimed.
Barry West, RMT regional spokesman, said drivers were under-appreciated by the company.
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