Bus drivers in Aberdeen began a four-day strike today.
Staff at the city-based Mairs Coaches claimed they were unfairlytreated compared to First Aberdeen bus drivers who share theirbuilding.
And the 14 Mairs Coaches employees voted to reject an improvedoffer on pay, holidays and sick pay from bosses
The full and part-time workers currently earn pounds6.50 an hourcompared to First drivers on a consolidated rate of pounds9 onceovertime and shift allowances are taken into account.
They also claim First drivers have better holiday and sick-payschemes.
The latest offer would have seen the hourly rate for driversincrease to pounds8.50, as well as improvements on holiday and sickpay.
Boss George Mairs said: "We are extremely disappointed that theunion have chosen to reject the offer.
"When we were informed the offer had been rejected we tried tomeet with them again last night, but could not get the union to cometo the table."
T&G union representative for company Tom Annand said: "We haverejected the offer as the way it was worked out would mean therewould not be a wage rise until 2009."
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