Member of Unite working for Arriva at depots in south London will walk out on Monday.
Bus drivers will stage a 48-hour strike in a dispute about pay.
The drivers operate routes across south and central London. The union said workers were initially offered a below inflation pay deal of 1.5% and an improved offer was rejected.She said the pay offer that was put forward "fully met Unite's stated aspirations".The bus company said the strike would take place from 03:00 BST on Monday at its Croydon, Norwood and Thornton Heath garages.Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Arriva's bus drivers are fed up with being taken for granted.
"This is a profitable business that can well afford fair wages, it needs to get real on the pay offer to our members." The Arriva London Bus spokeswoman said: "There will be no winners from a strike which would hit customers and the communities who need to be able to rely on public transport at a time when London is recovering from the pandemic.
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