(04 Jul 2022, 8:58 pm)Storx wrote tbf. I'd say it's more about the commute time. They're wording it nicely saying that 'no staff will be laid off'. The bit that's omitted is where they're going. I can't imagine Washington needs all the drivers and some of the routes are going to Riverside.
Good luck trying to drive from the CLS area to Riverside at rush hour which is rather ironic given what job they do.
Don’t forget that some drivers actually live closer to other depots than they do Chester-le-Street.
This is a highly sensitive matter, but what isn’t being reported is the fact everyone will keep their job, everyone is guaranteed their “first choice” depot, everyone will keep their terms and conditions, everyone will be given a travel allowance, everyone will get a bonus… the list goes on. That might mean some routes don’t go to the depots you’d naturally expect them to go to.
There’s a reason why there has been five stories about the closure of Chester-le-Street Depot now, none with any more information than the last, and it’s because public transport stories sell very well for newspapers.
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