Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party
Around 800 drivers for First Bus across the Leeds depots, members of Unite, started indefinite strike action on Sunday 18 June. The next day the strike was suspended due to an improved offer!
First has made over £200 million in profit in 2022 yet it wants to delay paying its drivers in Leeds a pay rise. Many drivers we spoke to on the picket lines were also angry that the company was insisting on a pay rise covering more than a year, given the uncertainty over inflation levels.
