Arriva Strike

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RE: Arriva Strike

(05/12/2017 15:44)knutstransport Wrote:  Doesn't who turns up partly depend on which routes operate? If, hypothetically, the drivers who turn up know routes 1, 2 and 3 but don't know 4 and 5 then surely the non-striking drivers will drive routes 1, 2 and 3.

It looks like completely different circumstances. AFAIK, First journeys are being driven by management or drivers from other depots. Even if it is Rusholme drivers crossing the picket line, I'm sure they share all three routes (41, 42, 53). As mentioned above regarding MPTE. It was also always the case that the vast majority of GMT & subsequently GMBuses drivers drove all routes within the depot. This was partly at the insistance of Trade Unions, to avoid some drivers working their proverbials off on every duty, whilst others ran lightly loaded services. Whilst "dedicated rotas" might have become a bit more common nowadays, alongside route branding, this would surely still apply. Otherwise, it would be a major factor in disputes about differential pay.