Stagecoach Merseyside bus workers pay dispute strike suspended

Unite previously said the strikes in Liverpool were "a last resort"

Planned strikes by hundreds of bus workers have been suspended while a ballot is held on a new pay offer.

Members of the Unite union at Stagecoach Merseyside were due to walk out on Friday and next Monday.

A new pay offer has now been agreed following extensive talks between Stagecoach's management and Unite, the union said.

If workers reject the deal, a planned all-out strike due to begin on 20 July will go ahead.

Unite regional officer Dave Roberts said: "Following a significantly improved offer from Stagecoach, Unite has suspended the two forthcoming one-day strikes in order to ballot its members on the new offer."

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