Arriva North West bus strike

[iMarkeh]

RE: Potential Arriva North West bus strike

(23/07/2022 11:26)teenagewasteland Wrote:  It's a sad state of affairs, but Arriva have brought this upon themselves by assuming they can pay their staff next to nothing, and expecting the staff to go along with it. People will only be pushed so far before they bite back.

Merseyside is one of the best paid in terms of bus operations. Not many bus operators match the Arriva Merseyside. Elsewhere, granted the gap is bigger but they'd be hard pressed to find another operator offering better.

If the pay is that poor, why aren't all these drivers leaving to go to the really highly paid companies? We have a driver shortage, you can walk into another operator and start work that day.



DISCLAIMER:
This isn't me saying that I am against the whole strike. It is purely in reply to the comment made that drivers are paid next to nothing.