Workers at Lanarkshire First Bus depots set to strike next week

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Strike action by cleaners and fuellers could force buses in Lanarkshire off the road warns a leading union.Unite the union has confirmed that Bidvest Noonan workers contracted to clean and refuel buses for First Bus in Glasgow and Aberdeen are set to strike in a dispute over pay.Depots to be impacted by strike action next week include Wishaw and Blantyre.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Over 100 cleaners, fuellers and shunters contracted to work in First Glasgow and First Aberdeen bus depots are striking after previously rejecting a two per cent pay offer backdated to 2022.Wages at the company start at £9.62 per hour, far below the £10.42 per hour that will be the national minimum wage from April.Unite say Bidvest Noonan made a profit of £9.5m for the year ending June 2022, up from £5.96m in year ending June 2021.According to Unite, with cleaning, refuelling and re-charging of the electric buses not carried out on the days of industrial action, buses across the Glasgow area may have to be taken off the roads for safety and re-charging reasons.Sharon Graham, Unite general secretary, said: “Bidvest Noonan’s pay offer is totally unacceptable.

This company is making millions and can well afford to pay fairly. It has no excuse for not doing so.“Quite simply, these buses couldn’t operate without our