London bus drivers to stage 48 hour strike over cost of living – who can blame them?
Stopped: London’s buses.
Bus drivers in London will be on strike for two days early next week in protest at a pay rise that they’ve pointed out is a real-terms cut.
With inflation climbing to 8.2 per cent, the 1.5 per cent increase Arriva has offered its staff is a 6.7 per cent pay cut – anybody with the slightest understanding of mathematics can work that out.
Meanwhile, I’m sure you’ve started receiving letters from any firm that takes money from you on a regular basis, saying they’re increasing their bills in line with inflation because they want you to pay the increased costs of their heating and energy bills.
Here’s a simple question:
If our pay rises are limited, then why aren’t their bills limited by an equal amount?
That would seem fair to me – how about you?
If it was written into the law, think how fast business attitudes to your pay increases would change.
Source: London bus drivers to stage 48 hour strike on Monday in row over wages
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