Strike Action

[Tony]

So if at 0001 on the 20th they say no when will the stikes start

I think you need to re read the article

[18WilliamsLi]

No strike Thursday they have suspended it

[MasterPlan]

What does an 'all out' indefinite strike mean? Does that mean that the limited hospital services won't run either on 20th if no agreement is met?

[2206]

What does an 'all out' indefinite strike mean? Does that mean that the limited hospital services won't run either on 20th if no agreement is met?

Limited hospital network was probably going to be ran by the small number of drivers not striking and not in the union.
And that will probably run on the 20th if it still goes ahead.

[18WilliamsLi]

Limited hospital network was probably going to be ran by the small number of drivers not striking and not in the union.
And that will probably run on the 20th if it still goes ahead.

No strike anymore

[2206]

No strike anymore

There may be on the 20th if the offer is rejected.

[Coventrybususer95]

There may be on the 20th if the offer is rejected.

The thing is how and when will the public be informed?

[2206]

The thing is how and when will the public be informed?

Probably will be another article at some point in the next few days. 

[Stu]

The strike is suspended after an improved pay offer:
https://www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/news/2023/march/national-express-west-midlands-bus-strike-suspended-after-improved-pay-offer/

Great news, but I presume this 'improved' offer is the same one that Unite didn't put forward to their members.

The offer will hopefully be accepted and the strike action will be called off.

While Unite didn't get their 'all-out continuous' strike action they wanted, they'll still be able to paint themselves in a 'good light' in the media.

"It was us that done it!" and all that.

[j789]

Great news, but I presume this 'improved' offer is the same one that Unite didn't put forward to their members.

The offer will hopefully be accepted and the strike action will be called off.

While Unite didn't get their 'all-out continuous' strike action they wanted, they'll still be able to paint themselves in a 'good light' in the media.

"It was us that done it!" and all that.

To be fair if this is the solution to an agreement then so be it. If anything here, no one loses face. The drivers got an improved deal, the unions will say from threatening strikes so they like good and NX haven't had meet the full  (rather ridiculous if the rumours were true) demands of the union. It's probably the best situation for all concerned and hopefully a deal is struck soon.

Now hopefully this news will be carried by the press asap to make people aware they can travel on Thursday.

[metrocity]

To be fair if this is the solution to an agreement then so be it. If anything here, no one loses face. The drivers got an improved deal, the unions will say from threatening strikes so they like good and NX haven't had meet the full  (rather ridiculous if the rumours were true) demands of the union. It's probably the best situation for all concerned and hopefully a deal is struck soon.

Now hopefully this news will be carried by the press asap to make people aware they can travel on Thursday.

If there is no new offer and this actually an old offer which the drivers hadn't previously had the opportunity to vote on then its very embarrasing for the union !

[winston]

Great news, but I presume this 'improved' offer is the same one that Unite didn't put forward to their members.

The offer will hopefully be accepted and the strike action will be called off.

While Unite didn't get their 'all-out continuous' strike action they wanted, they'll still be able to paint themselves in a 'good light' in the media.

"It was us that done it!" and all that.

I'm not sure if it's the last offer now being put to the vote or whether it is actually an entirely new offer.

[Straightlines]

I hear it's a new offer with the first year being 14.3% 

[Rachvince53]

So if at 0001 on the 20th they say no when will the stikes start

From what Unite implies, if the increase is rejected, then the strike will start at midnight on Monday morning. 

[the trainbasher]

I bet the NXWM rota planners are hastily rewriting the rewritten rotas