Arriva North West bus strike

[Mayneway]

RE: Potential Arriva North West bus strike

(20/07/2022 10:50)St Helens Rider Wrote:  It's also interesting how Go North West when they had their industrial relations issues managed to sub-contract routes out to other operators but Arriva can't do that. Even if it were just a limited service on a route with no alternative service, it would be useful. As a result, there are vast areas now without any public transport. Oh for the days when there were plenty of competing operators who would take up the slack at times like this.

Very different circumstances. GNW went on strike during the second lockdown. The majority of operators who picked up work did so because they had no other work. Times are very different now and I can’t see many operators wanting to get involved. In fact I’m very surprised TFGM have organised another operator to run the Altrincham tenders. GNW ran every tendered Journey themselves during the strike last year.