Trentbarton boss shrugs off strike action

Bus operator Trentbarton says a full service was running on Monday (September 10) despite some of its Barton Buses drivers who are members of the Unite union taking industrial action.

Trentbarton managing director Jeff Counsell said: “We are very pleased that our customers have not been inconvenienced this morning.

“Our thanks to go to our drivers, engineers and customer services team for keeping our customers moving and informed about their routes. And we would especially like to thank our customers for their patience and understanding in the run up to today.

“We were confident a majority of our drivers would recognise that we have improved their pay year on year for more than a decade. It was good to see so many ready to work this morning and provide the services our customers rely on.”

Unite members were struck after grievances over what they called “poverty pay”.