The 2023 industrial action on Go North East cost the region an estimated £10m as people were unable to get to work, school and college, and medical appointments. Drivers, engineers and other ...

Go North East said its offer of a 10.3% pay increase would make the drivers the best paid in the region and its drivers in Manchester worked to "far more flexible" scheduling rules.

Go North East said the union had itself put forward the 10% offer, asking for it to be backdated to 1 July along with a guarantee of an "inflation-proofed" pay rise in eight months' time.

Bus workers at Go North East are being balloted on extending strike action that began on 28 October to go beyond January. The ballot opened on Friday 24 November and closes on Thursday 7 December.

Normal service on Go North East routes will resume on Saturday after members of the Unite union voted to accept an 11.2% pay rise offer from the company.

More than 1,000 drivers and engineers at Go North East are being consulted for potential strike action after staff said they were forced by bosses to resign. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said ...

The union claims "out-of-control" management at Go North East has created a "culture of fear" and a "dictatorship" that discourages staff from raising genuine safety concerns.

Photo: Go North East. | Go North East The details of the pay deal include a backdated pay rise of 10.5% from July 1, 2023, with a further 0.7% rise in January 2024.

Ben Maxfield, business director at Go North East, said: "This spooky celebration aligns perfectly with our ‘Kids Go Free’ offer, which runs from October 26 to November 3, allowing up to three ...

Bus workers at Go North East are being balloted on extending strike action that began on 28 October to go beyond January. The ballot opened on Friday 24 November and closes on Thursday 7 December.