The “constant focus” of Graham and Unite union lead officials Guy Langston, Onay Kasab and Bobby Morton was to isolate Abellio drivers from their 23,000 colleagues across London, wear down resistance through repeated re-balloting, and recommending a company offer that opposed drivers’ core demands during the 12-week dispute.
A driver explained, “Everyone is mad. The drivers are saying the union is a sell-out. Even the managers are saying they’ve never seen the drivers fighting against the company so hard, and against the union as well.”