Wellington bus drivers picket the Kilbirnie depot during their 24 hour strike on Friday.
Angry and determined bus drivers took to the picket lines Friday morning as they began their public fight for better work conditions. What was meant to be a 24-hour strike could now stretch for weeks after bus company NZ Bus served a lockout notice to union drivers. A group of about 50 drivers had gathered outside the Kilbirnie bus depot, waving signs bearing messages like “smash the lockout” and “on strike today, locked out tomorrow”. A chorus of cheers erupted every few seconds as car horns sounded from passing drivers.
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