(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.
I feared there'd be a lack of support, when I'd seen only a 61% vote in favour of taking action, and I know I've seen ex-Chester-le-Street drivers seemingly working from other depots now - moving, I'm assuming, with some of the work that is now being done from Washington for example.
Do you have any idea what the hoped outcome is, as reading the GNE letter in the article, Gilbert has completely shut down any suggestion that the decision could be reviewed - and is therefore a red line.
I can't see them going to the expense of opening up an outstation either. Whilst it might seem operationally sensible to have a depot further South (e.g. Durham), like most things, I guess it comes down to benefit vs cost.