Arriva Strike

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RE: Arriva Strike

(26/11/2017 21:17)iMarkeh Wrote:  You just can't pay drivers the same. It would make companies go into liquidation.

Prior to bus deregulation in 1986, that's exactly what did happen. It was only after deregulation that pay differentials between operators and depots became the norm. As predicted at the time, in real terms the rates of pay have fallen considerably whilst at the same time the owners and shareholders of the big companies have benefited greatly.

I have no idea who owns the likes of Avon, HTL and Cumfybus etc. but I assume that they don't live in the same property or drive the same car as they did when they established these companies. This assumption is based on what happened when Fareway and CMT sold out to MTL and then Stagecoach.