Arriva bus drivers to vote on revised pay offer after weeks of strike action

Drivers are set to vote on a revised pay offer.

It comes as a result of a long-running dispute over pay which caused disruption on services connecting Scarborough and Whitby.

Unite regional officer Ray Sanderson said: “I can confirm that our members are being balloted on a revised pay offer tomorrow and Thursday, following three days of talks with management. The ballot result will be announced on Friday morning.

“We won’t be revealing the details of the revised offer until our members have a chance to consider and vote on the deal.”

Unite said that the 10 days of strike action by the bus drivers scheduled from 00:01 on 27 January until 23:59 on 5 February have not been suspended, as that depends on the outcome of the ballot.

The bus drivers are based at Darlington, Durham, Redcar, Stockton and Whitby.