First South Yorkshire strike - Monday 1 July 2019

Message from SYPTE

First South Yorkshire strike - Monday 1 July 2019

As you may be aware, First South Yorkshire bus services in Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield may be affected by industrial action on Monday 1 July 2019.

As the strike is expected to cause disruption to First services in South Yorkshire, we are encouraging colleagues and customers, who travel by bus, to plan their journey in advance.

Why is the strike happening?

Unite union announced its members would walk out for 24 hours on 1 July in a dispute over pay.

Disruption to bus services

Further talks between First South Yorkshire and Unite are taking place on Wednesday 26 June. However, if strike action does go ahead, First will aim to ensure that it has minimal impact to their bus services.

First have advised that if the strike goes ahead on Monday 1 July they will not be operating any school services. We are contacting schools to make them aware of this.

First has committed to keeping customers informed and will share information on the services that are planned to operate as soon as details are available.

Travel information tools and how to help

It would be appreciated if you could please help to advise customers of the upcoming industrial action and encourage them to check for the latest service information before they travel.

The latest information is available on First’s website at www.firstgroup.com/south-yorkshire.

SYPTE will provide up to date information and support passengers affected by the strike to plan alternative journeys, through Travel South Yorkshire channels as follows:

• Via Traveline on 01709 51 51 51
• TSY website travelsouthyorkshire.com and the disruptions page
• On Twitter @TSYalerts