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Scotsman
10-07-2025
- Business
- Scotsman
Bus drivers at East Coast Buses balloting on strike action which could hit Festival and Oasis gig
Bus drivers working for a publicly-owned subsidiary of Lothian Buses are voting on possible strike action after rejecting a two-year pay deal. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Around 130 drivers at East Coast Buses, which provides services in Edinburgh and East Lothian, are involved in a ballot on industrial action which opened today, Thursday July 10. The ballot closes on July 24. And the Unite union said any strike action could start in early August, potentially impacting on the Edinburgh Festival and the Oasis concert at Murrayfield on August 9. East Coast Buses provide services in Edinburgh and East Lothian | East Coast Buses Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: 'Unite's bus driver members play a vital frontline role in keeping Edinburgh and East Lothian moving. East Coast Buses need to make a decent offer and stop treating its workers with disdain.' East Coast Buses and Lothian County are both owned by the publicly run Lothian Buses. A separate pay deal has been successfully negotiated by Unite for Lothian County bus drivers which run services across west Edinburgh and West Lothian. Unite industrial officer, Mr Lyn Turner, said: 'East Coast Buses can quickly resolve this pay dispute if they want to by increasing its offer which was rejected by our drivers. If they fail to then industrial action could hit major events including the Fringe Festival and Oasis concert at Murrayfield.'
The Herald Scotland
10-07-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Oasis gig and Fringe travel threat as bus workers hold strike ballot
The Unite union said around 130 drivers employed by the firms are involved. The ballot will open today and close on 24 July. If workers vote for industrial action then strike action could start in early August potentially impacting big events in Edinburgh. The East Coast Buses drivers provide services from the city of Edinburgh and the East Lothian coast and mainland. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: 'Unite's bus driver members play a vital frontline role in keeping Edinburgh and East Lothian moving. East Coast Buses need to make a decent offer and stop treating its workers with disdain.' The Fringe Festival could be one of the events hit (Image: NQ) East Coast Buses and Lothian County are both owned by the publicly run Lothian Buses. A separate pay deal has been successfully negotiated by Unite for Lothian County bus drivers which run services across west Edinburgh and West Lothian. READ MORE: Unite industrial officer, Mr Lyn Turner, said: 'East Coast Buses can quickly resolve this pay dispute if they want to by increasing its offer which was rejected by our drivers.
