(08 Oct 2022, 5:53 pm)omnicity4659 wrote Couldn't agree more with you on this.

If people want to drive Stagecoach services during a strike, then they're more than welcome to go and apply to work for them. I'm sure that the bosses would appreciate the shinier boots.

Totally agreed, it's the same reason that no worker from the other depots in the unions should be over, mind I'd question those not in one doing it either, coward move imo.

(08 Oct 2022, 9:11 pm)Jimmi wrote Think I remember hearing a number of issues occurring when Go North West hired in a load of other operators to cover work when their drivers were striking last year, most likely only made any tensions between the drivers & company worse.

Remember that actually, it was them I believe as I can remember the union turning it into a debate about how management were spending more time and spending more money on hiring the agency staff in that just sorting the strike out. Bizarre move in hindsight unless you wanted to stake a war with your workers.

Believe one of the train companies did similar and grabbed every train manager and anyone who could drive a train from all the other operating areas they had which went down like a lead balloon. Arriva and Cross Country ringing a bell.