London bus strikes over sweltering temperatures to resume next week after drivers reject deal
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London bus drivers at Arriva North London are set to resume strike action after rejecting a pay and conditions deal. The union cites unsafe working temperatures in cabs during heatwaves as the primary driver for the walkouts.
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Disruptions to public transport in London will impact thousands of commuters during the late summer period.
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Strikes will hit bus routes across north London next week after drivers rejected a deal.
More than 1,500 drivers will resume industrial action on Tuesday, August 25 over sweltering conditions in their cabs during the recent heatwaves.
The walkouts were suspended last week for negotiations , but Unite members rejected an offer from operator Arriva arguing it did “not go far enough to solve the problems of hot weather working”.
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