(01 Aug 2022, 8:10 pm)NL62WVW wrote 100% Won't happen, majority of services have been moved now, it will close on 2nd September.
Strike action is a waste of time now, their not going to magically change their minds about it.
Some staff have moved on to Washington/Riverside already which has created a bit of hostility between drivers as their seen as abandoning ship, when in reality they've realised the union aren't going to win and their just prolonging the inevitable.
Aye honestly I think that tbf but I don't know, little bit of me says it depends how strong the union hold out. If it ends up in a stalemate where GNE drivers are refusing to move to other depots via strikes and GNE refusing to listen then it could turn ugly.
The driver's right now really hold the keys as they can't really just let them go as there's plenty jobs about at Arriva Durham, Arriva Jesmond and Stagecoach Sunderland just to pick a few for the drivers to say f you and it's not like GNE can just magic driver's up they've been struggling for over a year now.
The Arriva Yorkshire lot done well going for over a month and now they've making cuts as they don't have the drivers, it's the last thing GNE want considering the mess it is already.
Who knows but I do think it will close completely but with consequences (more cuts).