Go North East business director Ben Maxfield blamed Unite for the new strike action, stating that union representatives walked away from a settlement. Unite regional officer, Dave Telford, added: "Go Ahead can afford to pay their workers properly and fairly and are choosing not to. This book would be appealing to children because it is about a family facing adversity and being brave on a very dangerous trip. It is very simple and to the point about describing the dangers that face the family as they move North. The only thing I think could be difficult for a younger listener is the idea of slavery and no integration and being able to explain such a complex topic in a simple way to understand.

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This dispute and strike are entirely of Unite’s making. All we want is for the local union representatives to work constructively and collaboratively with us to secure the region’s bus services. He criticised "wild and unfounded" claims from the union about the pay offers, and added: "This dispute and strike are entirely of Unite's making. All we want is for the local union representatives to work constructively and collaboratively with us to secure the region’s bus services." Harrington’s writing reflects her beginnings in rural Alabama and her life in the Midwest. A former librarian and professional storyteller, Harrington now teaches creative writing in the Department of English at the University of Illinois.

The depots that will be affected by the industrial action are: Consett, Gateshead, Hexham, Percy Main (North Shields), Sunderland and Washington. What has Unite and Go North East said about the move? Unite said Go North East drivers and engineers have been offered a "derisory, below-inflation, pay offer" that includes cuts to terms and conditions. They said administrative and clerical staff have not had any pay offer at all. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “This is appalling behaviour from Go North East. The parent company is awash with cash and yet it is refusing to offer our members a decent pay rise in the middle of a cost of living crisis. Workers at Go North East began an indefinite walkout on Saturday, having overwhelmingly rejected a pay deal aimed at averting the shutdown. It has meant that all services run by the company, which describes itself as the biggest bus operator in the region, are cancelled until further notice.

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They’ve put us under so much pressure. I’ve got an excellent driving record—I haven’t had any incidents in over ten years. Unite's General Secretary Sharon Graham has also added her support to the workers in the dispute, saying earlier this week that: " This is appalling behaviour from Go North East. The parent company is awash with cash and yet it is refusing to offer our members a decent pay rise in the middle of a cost of living crisis.Bus workers include drivers, engineers, maintenance workers and depot crews. Which services will be affected by the strike?

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This is appalling behaviour from @gonortheast. The parent company is awash with cash and yet it is refusing to offer our members a decent pay rise in the middle of a cost of living crisis. The strike action means that Go North East services will not run - except for contracted school services. There is "continuous" strike action also planned from October 28. • Keep up to date with all the latest breaking news and top stories from the North East with our free newsletter Unite is claiming - without any attempt at justification - that drivers have been offered a below inflation pay increase. The bottom line is that this simply isn’t true, which means that Unite would be striking for something they have already been offered. They will vote until 7 November and are employed by First Glasgow (No1) and First Glasgow (No2). Depots at Blantyre, Caledonia, Dumbarton, Overtown and Scotstoun will be hit.Use italics (lyric) and bold (lyric) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part GOING NORTH IS THE COMING TOGETHER OF CREATIVE MINDS, LOOKING TO PUSH BOUNDARIES AND BRING FRESH THINKING TO THE Northern terriTory. I want to see people coming together in the interests of bus users, many of whom are elderly and on concessionary fares, many of whom are in low-paid work – I don’t want to see them suffer. What I want to see is the union and Go North East, who I don’t think are a million miles apart, coming together to get a sensible deal for the future.”