The London-wide bus strike by Unite members seeking equal pay has been widely reported. The City's routes are contracted out to a number of different operators and there are reports that wages between these operators vary by up to £3 per hour. As a result, bus drivers are demanding equal pay.

Equal pay litigation in local government has received much media attention in recent years and it seems, as a consequence of this, employees in other sectors are now prepared to question the fairness of their pay.