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Striking UK bus drivers, gas workers exchange solidarity – The Militant

By Jonathan Silberman March 15, 2021 LONDON Striking bus drivers mounted a lively picket at London’s Park Royal depot here Feb. 22-24. They are fighting wage cuts of up to 2,500 pounds ($3,500) a year and longer shifts. Some 2,000 drivers took strike action. They’re members of Unite union at three companies, London United, Sovereign and Quality Line.  “They’re taking advantage of the pandemic,” picket supervisor Rupert Buchanan told Andrés Mendoza, Communist League candidate for London mayor, who visited the picket Feb. 24.  “This is happening in different workplaces across the country,” Mendoza replied. “On Friday, I shall be taking solidarity to striking gas engineers in Sidcup, Kent. They face cuts to wages and conditions, as well as being sacked if they don’t sign up to worse contracts.” On hearing this, Buchanan wrote out a solidarity message for Mendoza to take to the gas workers, and organized for

Bus drivers speak on London strikes: This is just the spark of a broader fight

Bus drivers speak on London strikes: “This is just the spark of a broader fight” A bus driver and member of the London Bus Rank-and-File Committee at London United Park Royal spoke to WSWS about this week’s strikes at RATP Dev in London. “At Park Royal garage overall it was supportive, drivers are willing to prolong the dispute as long as it takes to achieve their aims. The turnout on the picket line has been high. They had to get four agency drivers and they only drove the [number] 18 bus, but the 220 and 226 were not operating. London, Euston Station bus stand (credit WSWS)

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