People travelling in the Liverpool City Region are being urged to plan their journeys and check before they travel ahead of planned industrial action by members of Unite, GMB on Arriva bus services.



Strike action is due to affect Arriva bus services on Monday 20th and Monday 27th November 2017, further information can be found below.

Further Arriva bus strike action has been confirmed on:

Monday 4th December 2017
Thursday 7th December 2017
Tuesday 12th December 2017
Wednesday 13th December 2017
Thursday 14th December 2017
Wednesday 20th December 2017
Thursday 21st December 2017
Friday 22nd December 2017
Saturday 23rd December 2017


Further information will follow, please check back regularly for updates.


Monday 20th and Monday 27th November

How you can help

Consider your alternative travel options. You can use the Merseytravel journey planner.
Check timetables and leave more time for your journey.
Avoid travelling at peak times where possible.
Stick to public transport wherever possible to reduce congestion on key routes in and out of the city centre including Mersey Tunnels.
Speak to your employer about whether there is any flexibility in working times or the possibility of working from home.


Bus services

Arriva services in Merseyside will not be running with the exception of the 713 and the existing park and ride services in Southport.

All Arriva tickets will be accepted on Stagecoach services on the advertised Quality Bus Network – however these services will be very busy.

Can anyone remember when going on strike achieved a raise in pay that was demanded and a reimbursement of the pay that was lost whilst on strike.

Originally Posted by cotton man

Can anyone remember when going on strike achieved a raise in pay that was demanded and a reimbursement of the pay that was lost whilst on strike.

Yes, without strike action you will often fall further & further behind, striking is not just for the current dispute it is an investment for the future.

Originally Posted by cotton man

Can anyone remember when going on strike achieved a raise in pay that was demanded and a reimbursement of the pay that was lost whilst on strike.

It`s just sad that the drivers aren`t bright enough to see this for themselves. When Christmas arrives and they realise they`ve lost two weeks wages, perhaps the message will get through.
Do they not understand that Comrade Boughton, who is probably on two or three times the salary they are on, doesn`t lose a penny, whilst they are striking.

Originally Posted by cotton man

Can anyone remember when going on strike achieved a raise in pay that was demanded and a reimbursement of the pay that was lost whilst on strike.

The real beneficiaries from strikes are the Union leaders for whom strikes "justify" their existence, not forgetting the rather large salaries most of them enjoy. Unfortunately, many of the strikers themselves are unable to grasp this simple concept and retain this romantic notion that their leaders are acting in the members' interests. It's pathetic to behold how gullible they are. Oh well, sheep will be sheep. They never were the brightest of creatures.

Originally Posted by abbeyroad

The real beneficiaries from strikes are the Union leaders for whom strikes "justify" their existence, not forgetting the rather large salaries most of them enjoy. Unfortunately, many of the strikers themselves are unable to grasp this simple concept and retain this romantic notion that their leaders are acting in the members' interests. It's pathetic to behold how gullible they are. Oh well, sheep will be sheep. They never were the brightest of creatures.

figures were provided today by the TaxPayers’ Alliance which revealed the total pay of the union leaders who earned more than this was about £5.7million over the last year.

The five bosses who earned more than the Prime Minister’s £149,440 included Russell Hobby, of the National Union of Head Teachers, who was paid £161,548, John Smith, general secretary of the Musicians Union (£155,728) and TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady (£152,365).