UK: Southwest London: bus strike Sep 19, 22 (Friday, Monday)

The strike action , organised by members of the Unite union, will affect bus routes in south west London but also some routes into central London, including the 9/N9, 10, 94, 148 and C1.

TfL has stressed to commuters that bus services operated by other companies across the capital are unaffected and will operate a normal service on both Friday September 19 and Monday September 22.

Leon Daniels, TfL’s Managing Director of Surface Transport, said: “I’d like to apologise to our customers in advance for any disruption they may face tomorrow and on Monday. If you’re travelling in the areas affected then please do make sure that you check before you travel. Our teams will be working hard to get as much information out there as possible using a variety of channels.

“Bus drivers pay and conditions are a matter for London United and Unite to discuss, as it has been for 20 years, and we would urge them to seek a swift and fair resolution for the sake of our passengers.”

London United operates around 50 bus routes in London and the strike action is likely to result in severe disruption on a significant number of routes and some services not running.  Some Tube services in south London are expected to be busier than normal – so commuters are urged to allow more time to complete their journeys on Friday and Monday.

Strike action will take place over two 24-hour periods.  The first, between midnight ends at  11:59pm on Friday 19 September, will affect bus services on Friday 19 September and night bus services operating on Friday night into the early hours of Saturday 20 September.  Bus services during the day on Saturday 20 September should operate as normal.

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