A bus drivers' strike in Huddersfield has been called off after an improved pay offer was put forward, the Unite union confirmed. About 170 drivers employed by First Bus were due to take industrial ...

Bus drivers in Huddersfield are set to go on strike in a dispute over pay. Around 170 drivers employed by First Bus will take industrial action from 3 to 16 February and from 24 February to 9 March, ...

Meanwhile, managing director of First Bus in West Yorkshire Andrew Cullen said: "We want to continue working with WYCA to deliver more improvements to bus operations for our communities".

According to the union, this is because wages for First drivers in other parts of West Yorkshire reached over £15 an hour in mid-2024, as did wages for drivers at competitor bus companies ...

Industrial action planned for Huddersfield bus drivers in February has been postponed by Unite to allow for a new ballot.

FIRST bus drivers will not strike next month after an improved pay offer was put forward. Industrial action has been suspended to allow around 170 Huddersfield drivers, who are members of Unite, to be ...

A planned bus driver strike that could have hit Calderdale routes has been called off. First Bus says the industrial action ...

First Bus North & West Yorkshire operations director Megan Hope said: "The generous pay offer we made to the union of a 15.5% increase is six times above current inflation and will help our ...