The ongoing dispute involving bus drivers working for Abellio on routes across west and south west London has ended.
Over 1,800 were involved in industrial action over the last two months which saw services disrupted on over 20 days but members of the Unite union have now voted to accept the latest deal.
Drivers with over two years’ experience will see their hourly rate rise to £18 representing an 18% increase.
The agreement also includes increases to all rates including overtime and rest day working. Negotiations over the last few weeks also saw an increase to the rate for new starters, increased rates for Saturday/Sunday working. The £18 per hour rate will also be given to drivers who transferred to Abellio under TUPE legislation and had not previously been made the offer.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “This is an important pay victory. Workers have stood firm and with the support of their union, Unite, they have secured a richly deserved pay increase.
“Unite’s constant focus on the jobs, pay and conditions of our members is continuing to deliver increased pay awards for workers.”
In addition to the pay increase, the union’s campaign has resulted in one of Unite’s reps being reinstated after they had initially been dismissed on charges the union says had been trumped up. It had made any settlement conditional on the reinstatement of this person.
The deal is believed to have move Abellio drivers to being one of the poorest paid on London’s bus network to now receiving one of the top daily rates.
A spokesperson from Abellio London said, “We are delighted that our drivers have now accepted the substantial pay rise we put in place in early January. This will see an increase in pay for all of our drivers, with a base rate rise of as much as 18% for some grades, equating to around £100 per week increase.
“We are proud that this makes us one of the highest paying operators in London with a new starter salary of c£32,000 moving to c£40,000 after two years’ service. It was disappointing that strikes unnecessarily continued into February despite this fantastic offer being made at the beginning of the year.
“It brings to an end a difficult period of industrial action which has been tough for the company, our drivers and our customers. With the issue now settled we look forward to continuing to offer Londoners outstanding service on our routes while making innovations on sustainable public transport.”
No. |
Route |
3 |
Crystal Palace - West Dulwich - Brixton - Kennington - Westminster - Trafalgar Square |
24 |
Hampstead Heath - Camden Town - Tottenham Court Road - Westminster - Victoria - Pimlico |
27 |
Hammersmith - Kensington - Paddington - Camden Town - Chalk Farm |
45 |
Clapham Park - Brixton Hill - Brixton - Camberwell - Walworth - Elephant & Castle |
63 |
Honor Oak - Peckham - Trafalgar Avenue - Elephant & Castle - Blackfriars - King's Cross |
68 |
West Norwood - Herne Hill - Camberwell - Walworth - Elephant & Castle - Waterloo - Aldwych - Holborn - Euston |
109 |
Croydon - Norbury - Streatham - Brixton |
111 |
Heathrow Airport Central - Cranford - Heston - Hounslow - Hanworth - Hampton - Hampton Court - Kingston |
130 |
New Addington – Addington – Shirley Park – Norwood Junction – Thornton Heath |
156 |
Wimbledon - Southfields - Wandsworth - Clapham Junction - Queenstown Road - Vauxhall |
159 |
Streatham – Brixton – Kennington – Westminster – Oxford Circus |
195 |
Charville Lane - Wood End - Hayes - Bulls Bridge - Southall - Ealing Hospital - Hanwell - Boston Manor - Brentford |
196 |
Norwood Junction – West Norwood – Herne Hill – Brixton – Stockwell – Vauxhall – Elephant & Castle |
201 |
Morden - Mitcham Road - Mitcham - Streatham - Streatham Hill - Tulse Hill Station - Thurlow Park Road - Herne Hill |
207 |
Hayes By-Pass - Hanwell - Ealing - Acton - Shepherd's Bush - White City |
267 |
Fulwell - Twickenham - Isleworth - Brentford - Turnham Green - Hammersmith |
270 |
Mitcham - Tooting - Earlsfield - Wandsworth - Putney Bridge |
278 |
Ruislip - Ickenham - Hillingdon - Hayes End - Wood End - Hayes - Harlington - Heathrow Central |
285 |
Heathrow Airport Central - Hatton Cross - Feltham - Uxbridge Road - Hampton Hill - Teddington - Kingston |
315 |
West Norwood Station - York Hill - Gleneldon Road - Streatham - Bedford Hill - Balham |
322 |
Crystal Palace - Gipsy Hill - West Dulwich - West Norwood - Herne Hill - Railton Road - Brixton - Clapham Common |
344 |
Clapham Junction - Battersea - Vauxhall - Lambeth - Elephant & Castle - Southwark Bridge - Liverpool Street Station |
345 |
Peckham - Camberwell - Brixton - Stockwell - Clapham Common - Clapham Junction - Battersea - South Kensington |
350 |
Hayes and Harlington Station - Heathrow Terminal 5 via Stockley Park, West Drayton and Harmondsworth |
367 |
Bromley - Shortlands - Beckenham - Elmers End - Shirley Oaks - Addiscombe - West Croydon |
381 |
Waterloo (County Hall) - Peckham Bus Station via London Bridge, Bermondsey and Rotherhithe |
407 |
Caterham - Whyteleafe - Purley - South Croydon - Croydon - Waddon - Wallington Green - Carshalton - Sutton |
415 |
Tulse Hill • Brixton • Kennington • Elephant & Castle • Old Kent Road, Tesco |
427 |
Uxbridge - Ealing Hospital - Ealing Broadway - Acton |
433 |
Addington Interchange - Forestdale - Selsdon Vale - Selsdon - Croham Valley - Croydon |
464 |
Tatsfield Village / Old Ship - New Addington Tram Stop |
482 |
Southall – Convent Way – Hounslow West – Hatton Cross – Heathrow (Terminal 4) – Heathrow (Terminal 5) |
490 |
Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 - Heathrow Airport Cargo Area - Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 - Hatton Cross - Feltham - Staines Road - Twickenham - Richmond - Richmond Pools on the Park |
969 |
Gladstone Avenue Whitton - Roehampton Vale / Asda |
C10 |
Canada Water – Rotherhithe – Bermondsey – Elephant & Castle – Lambeth Bridge – Pimlico – Victoria |
E5 |
Southall, Toplocks Estate – Perivale, Tesco |
E7 |
Ruislip Station – Earling Broadway, Haven Greem |
E10 |
Islip Manor - Northolt - Smith's Farm - Ferrymead - Greenford - Castlebar Hill - Ealing |
E11 |
Greenford - Elthorne Heights - Castle Bar Park - West Ealing - Ealing - Warwick Drive |
H20 |
Hounslow - Ivybridge via Worton Road |
H25 |
Hatton Cross - Butts Farm via Bedfont, Feltham and Hanworth |
H26 |
Hatton Cross - Sparrow Farm via Bedfont, Bedfont Lakes and Feltham |
H28 |
Bulls Bridge - Osterley (Tesco) via Heston, Hounslow and Spring Grove |
P5 |
Nine Elms Patmore Estate - Lansdowne Way - Stockwell - Clapham North - Bedford Road - Brixton - Loughborough Park - Myatts Fields - Brandon Estate - Walworth - Elephant & Castle |
P13 |
Streatham - Downton Avenue - Tulse Hill Station - Dulwich Common - Underhill Road - East Dulwich Sainsbury's - Avondale Rise - Peckham - New Cross Gate Sainsbury's |
R68 |
Kew Retail Park - Hampton Court via Richmond, Twickenham and Teddington |
R70 |
Richmond - Hampton (Nurserylands) via Twickenham, Hampton Hill and Hanworth |
S4 |
Roundshaw - Woodcote Green - Wallington - Belmont - Sutton - Benhilton - St Helier |
U5 |
Hayes - Stockley Park - Stockley Estate - West Drayton - Falling Lane - Colham Green - Pield Heath - Cowley - Uxbridge |
U7 |
Uxbridge - Hayes Retail Park via Brunel University, Hillingdon Hospital and Charville Lane |
U9 |
Uxbridge Station - Harefield Hospital via Harefield |
No. |
Route |
Frequency |
N3 |
Oxford Circus - Bromley via Westminster, Brixton, Crystal Palace and Beckenham |
Nightly |
24 |
Hampstead Heath - Camden Town - Tottenham Court Road - Westminster - Victoria - Pimlico |
24hr |
27 |
Hammersmith - Kensington - Paddington - Camden Town - Chalk Farm |
24hr |
N63 |
Crystal Palace - Honor Oak - Peckham - Trafalgar Avenue - Elephant & Castle - Blackfriars - King's Cross |
Nightly |
N68 |
Old Coulsdon – Purley – Croydon – Thornton Heath – West Norwood – Herne Hill – Camberwell – Elephant & Castle – Waterloo – Holborn – Tottenham Court Road Station |
Nightly |
N109 |
Croydon - Norbury - Streatham - Brixton - Kennington - Westminster - Oxford Circus |
Nightly |
111 |
Heathrow Airport Central - Cranford - Heston - Hounslow - Hanworth - Hampton - Hampton Court - Kingston |
24hr |
159 |
Streatham – Brixton – Kennington – Westminster – Oxford Circus |
24hr |
N207 |
Uxbridge - Hayes End - Southall - Hanwell - Ealing - Acton - Shepherd's Bush - Oxford Circus - Holborn |
Nightly |
344 |
Liverpool Street - Clapham Junction via Southwark, Elephant & Castle, Vauxhall and Battersea Park |
24hr |
345 |
Peckham Bus Station – South Kensington Station |
24hr |
N381 |
Trafalgar Square - Peckham via Waterloo, London Bridge, Bermondsey and Rotherhithe |
Nightly |