West Midlands bus strike: Dozens of drivers turn out at Wolverhampton picket line as major action hits network
Bus passengers across the Midlands were faced with travel chaos today as a huge strike by drivers hit the network.
Workers, school pupils and shoppers were forced to find alternative transport to their destinations this morning.
More than 3,000 drivers who are members of the Unite union are downing tools in a row over pay.
Dozens of workers took to a picket line in Wolverhampton on Monday morning, lining the street at the National Express Wolverhampton garage on Park Lane.
Over the weekend more than 70 per cent of those who took part in a ballot over a 14.3 per cent pay rise decided to reject the offer.
Most services were not running today on Monday, March 20, after Unite union members at National Express voted to reject a pay deal.
A limited service - primarily serving major hospitals - will be in operation.
National Express urged people not to try to travel on its buses unless they "really need to".
It compounds disruption to the public transport network caused by engineering works on the railways, which has seen trains between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury replaced by buses on Monday.
