As Unite members at Go North East began their first strike week on September 30, that 12-week period would end on December 22.

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After a couple of hours, the car needed gas but the only gas station near by didn't accept black people. Our members are sticking together strong, standing strong and saying clearly to the company that they need a better pay rise and a pay rise that they deserve. Unite will be backing our members to the hilt during their industrial action and their campaign for better pay and conditions.

However, I think they could connect with the struggles that young children to go through that are sort of showcased. The bottom line is that this simply isn’t true, which means that Unite would be striking for something they have already been offered. Ben Maxfield, business director of Go North East, said: "The two most talked about inflation measures, CPI and RPI are currently running at 6. The union claims that Go North East members have been offered a derisory, below inflation, pay offer that included cuts to terms and conditions. Mr Holden said the fare limit had played a “significant role” in getting bus usage outside of London to pre-pandemic levels.

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We are incredibly disappointed with this news and you can find more information in our latest update. Also, looking at the art (pictures) of the book I noticed that they seemed to be vague and were not clear. Workers in Newcastle and Sunderland need a pay rise of 20 percent to get the same as those in Manchester. There is even a brief author’s note at the back of the book which again can add to discussion about the time period.

It would also be a wonderful story to use when illustrating the use of poetic devices such as personification, alliteration, repetition, and onomatopoeia when writing. Harrington provides an author’s note explaining how the story reflects her own experience as a child moving from Alabama to Nebraska. Even though it is written through the eyes of a young girl, the themes addressed in it are very adult. 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. Go North East business director Ben Maxfield blamed Unite for the new strike action, stating that union representatives walked away from a settlement.

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This story shows how difficult and frightening this journey was for the family as they drive through the segregated south. Unite described Go North East's offer as "insulting" and said its members were "angry that they're being paid up to 20% less than their counterparts working for Go North West in Manchester, who do the exact same jobs working for the very same parent company". There is serious tension when the family is about to run out of gas and cannot be serviced by the whites-only gas stations. The themes of memory and movement are conveyed through the misty quality of the oil painting illustrations and the multiple perspectives of the yellow station wagon as it heads north. I think it's good for getting kids to understand the challenges faces by black families in the south during the segregation era.The bus depots which will be affected by any action are: Consett, Gateshead, Hexham, Percy Main ( North Shields), Sunderland and Washington. At the beginning and end of the book, an outline map showing the family's journey is painted on a road map, which helps set the tone for the book.

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We can't accept that, members can't accept that, we need a decent and fair pay rise with no strings attached. They are now in the last chance saloon to come back to the table with an improved offer before our members head to the picket line.Contrasting shades and changing textures are used to evoke the characters' emotions and to highlight the passing landscape. The young girl, Jesse, and her family are going to leave Big Mama's house and take their life up North. Unite regional officer, Dave Telford, added: "Go Ahead can afford to pay their workers properly and fairly and are choosing not to. More than 1,300 workers from Go North East have voted for industrial action following "below-inflation offers". At first it feels like the repetition and rhyming are randomly placed throughtout the book, but as the story continues you feel like it is purposely placed.