Drivers in Brighton join around 7,500 members of Unite who are either striking or balloting to take industrial action.
Other areas include Birkenhead, Bristol, Cardiff, Chorley, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Preston, Stoke and Swindon.
The union previously reported that bus drivers face abuse at work, with workers reporting that the number of incidents is increasing.
It is also campaigning for improvements to rest breaks, toilet facilities and shift patterns to reduce fatigue.
According to Unite, bus drivers are more likely to suffer mental and physical ill health than other professions due to the stressful nature of the job.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Bus employers everywhere need to get the message loud and clear: driver pay simply does not reflect the stresses and strains of the job.
“Fatigue, a lack of toilets, abuse and even assaults are a daily occurrence.
“Unite will fight tooth and nail for bus workers until wages and conditions improve across the sector.”
Strikes involving 2,000 London United workers in West London, 550 First workers in Bristol, 450 Cardiff Bus workers and 70 Go South West workers in Swindon have already been announced.
Further strikes involving thousands more bus workers are planned at other towns and cities in the coming weeks.
Unite has had 167 bus disputes since 2023 involving 42,626 workers.
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