THE NATIONAL Express Coventry bus strike which has been going on since Monday has now ended after drivers reached a deal with bosses.
The industrial action was ‘indefinite’ when it began as drivers strove for better pay.
The initial offer of 14.3 per cent with with increases to Christmas Eve pay, New Year’s Day pay and accident pay, tabled last weekend, was rejected.
But on Thursday the bus operator’s bosses upped it to 16.2 per cent, a formalisation to existing interim overtime rates and increases to Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day pay and accident pay.
And it has now been confirmed it has been accepted.
It will be welcome news for thousands of bus users across the city caught up in the dispute.
A National Express Coventry spokesperson said: “We are pleased the drivers have voted in favour of accepting the offer.
“We apologise to our customers and the communities we serve for the significant disruption and inconvenience this has caused over the last few weeks.
“We are pleased to be able to put this behind us and focus on delivering a bus service customers can rely on.”
Services will continue to be reduced today (Saturday) and tomorrow (Sunday).
But normal services will resume on Monday, March 27.
Visit nxbus.co.uk/coventry for more.
