Bus services will be disrupted after Go North East staff rejected a last-minute pay offer. About 1,300 drivers and workers from across all six depots will walk out indefinitely on strike. Workers rejected a 10.3% pay rise from the company followed by an above-inflation rise next year. Union Unite said it did not match rates in other parts of the country. Unite had recommended workers reject the most recent offer in a ballot, which closed on Friday afternoon. Members rejected the latest pay offer, which had proposed hourly rates for drivers of £ 14.15 (€ 16.22), by 81% on a turnout of 93%.
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