It will become clearer later today (Friday) if a dispute over bus drivers’ pay can be resolved.
If drivers accept losing their entitlement to a paid lunch break, it would cost them around ?5,000 each a year.
Unite’s Eric Holmes says whilst he will try to avoid industrial action, he fears it is inevitable if the results of a ballot lead the government to threaten drivers’ jobs.

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