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| Olympic organisers's £8m bid to avert London bus strike | Olympic organisers's £8m bid to avert London bus strike |
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| The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has offered £8.3m in a bid to avert a planned bus strike in London, mayor Boris Johnson has said. | The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has offered £8.3m in a bid to avert a planned bus strike in London, mayor Boris Johnson has said. |
| Unite union members plan to strike for 24 hours on Friday demanding a £500 bonus for working during the Games. | Unite union members plan to strike for 24 hours on Friday demanding a £500 bonus for working during the Games. |
| Mr Johnson said the money will be given to bus firms for negotiations but workers have to cancel the strike. | Mr Johnson said the money will be given to bus firms for negotiations but workers have to cancel the strike. |
| Unite "cautiously welcomed" the offer but refused to call off the strike until it hears from the bus firms. | |
| Bus workers are employed by private bus companies and the £8.3m made available by the ODA would be given to the companies to carry out negotiations with the 20,000 union members. | Bus workers are employed by private bus companies and the £8.3m made available by the ODA would be given to the companies to carry out negotiations with the 20,000 union members. |
| The mayor urged the union to "get on and negotiate". | The mayor urged the union to "get on and negotiate". |
| He said: "I say to them that cash is available but it is only available on the condition that Londoners are not disrupted and that there is no strike." | He said: "I say to them that cash is available but it is only available on the condition that Londoners are not disrupted and that there is no strike." |
| 'Every minute counts' | 'Every minute counts' |
| "It is up to the employers to get on and do the deal. There is ODA cash available to the tune of £8.3m to compensate workers who are genuinely going to be doing more during the Olympic and Paralympics. | "It is up to the employers to get on and do the deal. There is ODA cash available to the tune of £8.3m to compensate workers who are genuinely going to be doing more during the Olympic and Paralympics. |
| "In so far as they are going to be doing more there is cash available from the ODA. It is absolutely vital that the bus companies now pull their fingers out and do this deal." | "In so far as they are going to be doing more there is cash available from the ODA. It is absolutely vital that the bus companies now pull their fingers out and do this deal." |
| Peter Kavanagh, Unite's regional secretary for London, said: "Unite met with the Olympic Delivery Authority last Friday and we believe they were listening, so we cautiously welcome the money being made available by the authority. | Peter Kavanagh, Unite's regional secretary for London, said: "Unite met with the Olympic Delivery Authority last Friday and we believe they were listening, so we cautiously welcome the money being made available by the authority. |
| "The mayor cannot now just walk away and leave it to the bus companies. We expect genuine involvement and intervention from the mayor and Transport for London to ensure the bus companies fulfil their duty to recognise fully the role their workers will be playing in making the Olympics a success. | "The mayor cannot now just walk away and leave it to the bus companies. We expect genuine involvement and intervention from the mayor and Transport for London to ensure the bus companies fulfil their duty to recognise fully the role their workers will be playing in making the Olympics a success. |
| "We cannot call the strike off until we hear from the bus companies and we are persuaded that TfL is serious about resolving this dispute. With only 36 hours left, every minute counts." | "We cannot call the strike off until we hear from the bus companies and we are persuaded that TfL is serious about resolving this dispute. With only 36 hours left, every minute counts." |
| Olympic bonus deals | Olympic bonus deals |
| An ODA spokesman said: "Games-time transport operations need to be robust and represent the best way of providing staff and services. | An ODA spokesman said: "Games-time transport operations need to be robust and represent the best way of providing staff and services. |
| "The ODA has agreed additional funding for TfL's operational budget for the Games and that this can be used to cover costs beyond normal arrangements where it provides a more cost effective solution that hiring extra staff and services. | "The ODA has agreed additional funding for TfL's operational budget for the Games and that this can be used to cover costs beyond normal arrangements where it provides a more cost effective solution that hiring extra staff and services. |
| "This funding will be met through our existing contingency budget and we will work alongside TfL to finalise the agreement." | "This funding will be met through our existing contingency budget and we will work alongside TfL to finalise the agreement." |
| Deals have been announced giving workers at Heathrow Express £700, Network Rail £500, Docklands Light Railway £900, London Overground £600 and London Underground at least £850, said Unite. | Deals have been announced giving workers at Heathrow Express £700, Network Rail £500, Docklands Light Railway £900, London Overground £600 and London Underground at least £850, said Unite. |