Drivers at First Manchester are planning a strike on Tuesday 24 May in a dispute over pay and conditions, the operator says.
Buses throughout the region (Salford services listed below) will be affected if the 24-hour industrial action goes ahead.
Members of the Unite union at First’s Oldham depot and Queens Road depot in Cheetham Hill are planning a walkout over changes to work conditions and ‘bargaining procedures’.
First say discussions are ongoing between management and Unite but if a resolution is not reached services in Oldham, Salford, Rochdale and Middleton and parts of North Manchester will be affected.
No services
110 Salford Shopping City to Manchester Piccadilly
67 Cadishead to Manchester Shudehill
53 Cheetham Hill to Salford Shopping City
33 Worsley to Manchester Piccadilly
Some changes
X39 Leigh to Manchester Piccadilly
0750 bus will not run. All other services normal
63 Brookhouse to Manchester Piccadilly
The only early morning First service on this route will not run. Arriva to run services as normal
35 Leigh-Swinton to Manchester Piccadilly
0632 from Salford to Leigh, 0742 from Lumber Lane to Manchester Piccadilly and 1708 from Manchester Piccadilly to Walkden all cut. Normal service for rest of timetable
No change/running as normal
Y33 school bus Irlam to St Patrick’s RC High School
Y37 school bus Ellenbrook to Walkden High School
Y40 school bus Pendlebury to St James CE High School
986 school bus Swinton to Canon Slade School
V1 Leigh to Manchester Stevenson Square
95 Bury to Salford Shopping City
36 and 37 Bolton to Manchester Piccadilly
8 Bolton to Manchester Shudehill
Night bus cuts: Salford, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton left out in the cold
Howard Hartley, Transport for Greater Manchester’s Head of Bus, said: “While we hope that discussions will reach a resolution, we advise passengers to start planning ahead and make alternative travel arrangements in the event of industrial action on Tuesday.
“We have worked with First and other operators to ensure that dedicated school services, which are supported by TfGM, are able to run as a matter of priority.
“Anyone whose journey could be affected should check before travelling on Tuesday to find out the latest information.”
If industrial action goes ahead the free city centre Metroshuttle services will not run on Tuesday 24 May.
Information will be posted at bus stops in affected areas and additional staff will be on hand at key interchanges to advise passengers.
Unite Salford have been contacted for comment but no-one was available at the time this article was published.
A full list of the changes across Greater Manchester is available online here.
