Workers can expect the same merry-go-round of divided strikes, cancelled actions and endless pay offer ballots year after year getting poorer in real terms all the while until they begin to take action into their own hands.
Arriva Yorkshire announced it would be unable to operate services across most of the county except for parts of north Yorkshire, with major towns and cities impacted including Huddersfield, Halifax, Bradford and Leeds.
The London Bus Rank-and-File Committee is a militant faction of drivers committed to the principle that workers’ interests must take priority over corporate profit.
Unite’s refusal to challenge Arriva’s threats at Brixton is of a piece with its pro-company strategy throughout the dispute. With inflation surging towards its highest level in 40 years, Unite officials led by Sharon Graham continue to foist below-inflation pay deals on workers.