A BUS Company has announced that a Bolton service will be affected during Friday's one day strike by drivers.
It will be a second strike by Stagecoach Ribble drivers who are fighting for an increased wage claim.
Friday's strike will affect Service 125 - the Preston/Chorley/Bolton bus which runs half hourly from 6.15am to 6.30pm.
A spokesman for the comapny said they were doing everything to minimise disruption to its services and apologised for the inconvenience caused to customer.
The company has proposed to give drivers a 28-month deal with a senior rate of £5.50 an hour on January 1, 2001 and with a review date of May 1, 2002. The Transport and General Workers Union has rejected the offer.Two hotlines for passengers have been set up, offering information on service alterations. Telephone 01772 886633 or 01772 254754.
More than a dozen bus drivers picketed outside Stagecoach Ribble's depot on Goodwin Street, Bolton on May 10.
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