I see that the RMT/Mick Cash claim Stagecoach are being banned from the railway network
That’s a pretty bold statement, and I’m not convinced it’s true. My understanding was that Stagecoach lost two franchise competitions and have decided not to bid for any more in the foreseeable, which is very different to being banned.
https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-east-midlands-train-strike-goes17719/“East Midlands Trains lack of commitment to deal with our concerns over contractual issues such as compulsory Sunday working, wage discrimination and other matters is a total disgrace and has been reinforced by their ludicrous refusal to sit down and talk with us as Stagecoach slash and burn their way through their remaining franchises in advance of getting banned from the railway by the DfT. It is an outrageous state of affairs.
That’s a pretty bold statement, and I’m not convinced it’s true. My understanding was that Stagecoach lost two franchise competitions and have decided not to bid for any more in the foreseeable, which is very different to being banned.
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