Press Release – Greater Wellington Regional Council Greater Wellington and Metlink have welcomed news from todays Tramways Union stop work meeting that a new collective agreement with NZ Bus has been reached after months of tense negotiations. Daran Ponter, chair of Greater Wellington said the …
Greater Wellington and Metlink have welcomed news from today’s Tramways Union stop work meeting that a new collective agreement with NZ Bus has been reached after months of tense negotiations.
Daran Ponter, chair of Greater Wellington said the vote was good news for the public transport industry.
“We’ve been very vocal as a council that public transport across the country needs its profile raising to attract new drivers. We’ve put forward our thoughts to Government on the review PTOM, fair pay agreements and putting drivers on the skills shortage list. We’ve also been working with the Government, operators and unions to put the Living Wage on the table, boosting base rates
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New Zealand: Vote no to sellout of Wellington bus drivers! Form rank-and-file committees!
The Socialist Equality Group calls for Wellington bus drivers to decisively reject the new draft collective employment agreement (CEA), hatched by NZ Bus and the Tramways Union.
This is the fourth deal presented to bus drivers since April. Most recently, on June 23, drivers rejected a sellout agreement backed by the union, which would have reduced overtime and weekend penalty rates, scrapped taxi allowances and lengthened the standard broken shift working day from 11 to 12 hours.
Wellington drivers picketing during a lockout by NZ Bus on April 23. (Credit: WSWS Media)
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