>>1041300>>1041316This. You should go look at the arrangement between GoAhead, GTR & the government, and who's really pulling the strings. The franchise has a unique contract with the government which basically means they're being paid even when trains don't run. GTR loose *nothing* from the strikes, and they can theoretically continue forever without having to compromise at all.
This setup was created deliberately by the Government, and the plan to move to Driver Operated Doors has come from the Department for Transport directly.
tl;dr: The Government is directly behind the plans and the standoff with the union, have the gall to accuse the unions of "politicising" a clearly political plan, and always intended for this to happen.
If you're affected by the strike, write to your MP and demand the DfT stop playing silly buggers.
