London bus drivers to strike in rota row

Members of Unite at bus operator Tower Transit will walk out on Friday (26th) and again on Monday (29th)after voting by 9-1 to back action.

Unite said around 1,000 drivers, engineers and other workers are involved in the dispute - affecting 28 routes in the capital.

Regional officer Simon McCartney said: "Tower Transit bus workers have reached breaking point over an increasingly belligerent management who have turned their back on constructive consultation and dialogue.

Bus Routes affected from Leyton Garage

 25, 30, 58, 69, 212, 236, 308, 339, 425, 444, 488, RV1, W14, W15, N550 and N551.