National Express Coventry commits to supporting hospital key workers in bus strike

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National Express Coventry commits to supporting hospital key workers in bus strike

Transport company National Express Coventry has committed to running a Hospital Route Network in Coventry during the forthcoming bus strike.

National Express Coventry has been advised that its drivers and engineers will strike from Thursday 16 March. It can now confirm it will run the 9, 17 and 20A services to and from University Hospital during the strike.

National Express Coventry commits to supporting hospital key workers in bus strike

National Express Coventry will run the limited Hospital Route Network on Thursday 16 March to Sunday 19 March.

Details of timings and frequency are now on www.nxbus.co.uk/coventry/service-updates/strike-action-from-16th-march-2023

A spokesperson for National Express Coventry said: “We are very sorry to our customers who will be inconvenienced by this strike. We are doing all we can to resolve it and by providing this Hospital Route Network, we are also doing all we can to keep the region moving.”

National Express Coventry has offered bus drivers an increase of 13.4%, made up of 11.1% on the base rate backdated to January 2023, and a one-off payment of £630 which works out at 2.3%. This is on top of an average increase of 6% on pay rates provided already in November 2022. Under this deal, around 75% of drivers would earn more than £31,000. The union has refused to let the drivers vote on the offer.

The National Express Coventry spokesperson added: “We are exploring what other services we can provide during the strike and will keep our customers updated on our website.”

National Express Coventry continues to talk to the union about how to bring an end to the strikes.

Customers should visit www.nxbus.co.uk/coventry/service-updates/strike-action-from-16th-march-2023 for the latest information about services.