(07 Nov 2023, 11:27 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote I think the difference being if SNE or ANE did go on strike, it would likely be professionally handled by grown ups and resolved in a reasonable amount of time.  Have either of those operators or their predecessors caused an indefinite strike like the clowns at GNE are presiding over and arguably perpetuating with their inflammatory messaging?  I know there have been strikes of course but I can't recall anything on this scale with any of the operators, since probably the Northern strikes in the late 80s and even then don't think they dragged on like this.

GNE are leaving their network wide open for anyone to have a pretty low risk swipe at currently (and customer loyalty likely gained faster than would otherwise ever likely be feasible, helped of course by the current toxicity of the GNE "brand").  The fact no one is stepping in to 'compete' when the monopoliser is down shows the extent to which deregulation has utterly failed.

Aye fair points mind, but Arriva Yorkshire, who are technically the same management, had an indefinite strike last year which lasted 4 weeks and was a bit of a shambles.

https://www.unitetheunion.org/news-event...-pay-offer - That's the end one for it.

Didn't the Stagecoach Teesside strike last a couple weeks aswell, sure it did.