First Manchester have been operating the Amazon contract from Airport Bus Station to Amazon for a number of months now.
Not to sure where National Express Travel Solutions comes into it though as Swans had the contract for quite a number of years.
National Express Transport solutions had the Amazon contract (subbed out to Swans) but then last year First Travel Solutions won the contract. they then subbed it out to Atlantic Travel and I presume when Oldham got enough drivers, they then subbed it out to First Manchester.
The Unite union have announced a planned series of strikes in July involving First Manchester drivers. Unite say the strikes are due to drivers being underpaid compared to Diamond, Go North West or Stagecoach depots in Greater Manchester.
Strikes are scheduled to take place on the 3rd, 4th, 7th, 10th, 11th and 13th July with more scheduled if there is no resolution.
https://www.unitetheunion.org/news-event...pay-offer/
(23/06/2023 16:12)SF07 Wrote: [ -> ]The Unite union have announced a planned series of strikes in July involving First Manchester drivers. Unite say the strikes are due to drivers being underpaid compared to Diamond, Go North West or Stagecoach depots in Greater Manchester.
Strikes are scheduled to take place on the 3rd, 4th, 7th, 10th, 11th and 13th July with more scheduled if there is no resolution.
https://www.unitetheunion.org/news-event...pay-offer/
Issue now are they allowed to change pay rates without risk of Tupe. As they could say yes to any pay rate knowing it not there issue.
(23/06/2023 19:02)Mrboo Wrote: [ -> ]Issue now are they allowed to change pay rates without risk of Tupe. As they could say yes to any pay rate knowing it not there issue.
Wouldn't they just let the strikes go ahead as come September it won't be there problem anyway?
(23/06/2023 19:20)moreton407 Wrote: [ -> ]Wouldn't they just let the strikes go ahead as come September it won't be there problem anyway?
Oldham Depot is with First until March 2024
More strikes planned for Oldham depot for later in the month, following what the Unite union describes as a "sub par offer".
In addition to the three planned this week (10, 11, 13 July), they will strike for six more days in July, including 5 days in a row from 21st-25th July (Friday to the following Tuesday) plus 28th July.
https://www.unitetheunion.org/news-event...wed-offer/
More dates planned for strikes at First Manchester's Oldham depot, in addition to the six coming up in the second half of July (21st-25th and 28th July).
New dates are 31st July and 2nd, 4th, 7th, 10th and 11th August.
Effectively means that First Bus are on strike three days a week for six weeks since beginning of July.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ma...r-66242288
More strikes planned for Stagecoach and First with the bank holiday weekend and the first week after the summer holidays targeted with joint strikes. The aim is to cause some disruption to events such as Manchester Pride, Man Utd vs Nottingham Forest, Noel Gallagher at Wythenshawe and the start of the new school term.
First Manchester's Oldham depot and Stagecoach Manchester's Hyde Road, Ashton, Sharston and Stockport depots all on strike on the following dates:
25th-28th August (Friday to Monday)
4th-8th September (Monday to Friday).
https://www.unitetheunion.org/news-event...onditions/
(11/08/2023 18:45)SF07 Wrote: [ -> ]More strikes planned for Stagecoach and First with the bank holiday weekend and the first week after the summer holidays targeted with joint strikes. The aim is to cause some disruption to events such as Manchester Pride, Man Utd vs Nottingham Forest, Noel Gallagher at Wythenshawe and the start of the new school term.
First Manchester's Oldham depot and Stagecoach Manchester's Hyde Road, Ashton, Sharston and Stockport depots all on strike on the following dates:
25th-28th August (Friday to Monday)
4th-8th September (Monday to Friday).
https://www.unitetheunion.org/news-event...onditions/
What will be horrible on August 26th is these coinciding with a rail strike.