First Manchester bus drivers to strike as 15.2% pay rise rejected

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First Manchester bus drivers to strike as 15.2% pay rise rejected
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About 360 drivers will go on strike affecting services in Rochdale, Oldham, Manchester and Ashton.

Greater Manchester bus drivers are planning a further six days of industrial action after rejecting what they described as a "strings attached" pay offer.Unite said the offer was split between two payments in April and October, denying drivers full back pay.About 360 bus drivers will go on strike affecting services in Rochdale, Oldham, Manchester and Ashton on 3, 4, 7, 10, 11 and 13 July.

General secretary Sharon Graham said: "First's huge profits show that it does not need to engage in penny-pinching by shaving the amount of back pay their drivers should receive.

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