Bus network in Britain facing strikes over drivers’ low pay

Cancelled services likely as RMT and Unite unions plan action over wages at Stagecoach

Services on the UK bus network, already in crisis" because of a shortage of thousands of drivers, are set to get worse as unions plan a series of strikes.

The RMT is going ahead on Monday with a walk-out of bus workers at Stagecoach Southwest, and Unite is planning a strike for the first week of November in many of Stagecoach's other franchises.