{"id":370211,"date":"2026-08-14T19:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/bus-drivers-on-strike-over-heatwave-working-conditions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T19:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:00:07","slug":"bus-drivers-on-strike-over-heatwave-working-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/bus-drivers-on-strike-over-heatwave-working-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Bus drivers on strike over heatwave working conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pJOAtiPBC6g\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Bus drivers on strike over heatwave working conditions\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pJOAtiPBC6g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Around 1,500 bus drivers working for Aviva North London have gone on strike over the hot weather.<\/p>\n<p>The strikes, planned by Unite the Union for 11 different occasions between now and mid-October, are urging Arriva to replace its air-cooling system with air conditioning.<\/p>\n<p>They walked out today as part of a strike which will continue into tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Wasim Mohammed, managing director of Arriva London, said on Friday that extreme heat was &quot;creating challenges across many sectors, including London\u2019s bus network&quot; and that the wellbeing of staff and customers was the company&#8217;s &quot;top priority&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>He said additional support had been introduced for drivers and urged Unite to &quot;come back to the negotiating table&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around 1,500 bus drivers working for Aviva North London have gone on strike over the hot weather. 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