NZ Bus is one of four companies that are contracted by the Greater Wellington Regional Council to run bus services on the Metlink network. The deal is a major turnaround from the previous offers from NZ Bus, which have mostly revolved around reducing overtime and bonus pay conditions, albeit with a higher base wage.
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Tramways Union secretary Kevin O’Sullivan said drivers had secured a pay increase. The union is fiercely protective of several highly valued benefits in its current collective agreement, including double pay after midnight, time and a half on weekends, and strict controls around hours of work without extra pay.
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 nurses vote on third sellout offer About 30,000 nurses, healthcare assistants and hospital-based midwives are currently voting on a third pay offer from New Zealand’s District Health Boards (DHBs). Voting ends tomorrow. Members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) held an eight-hour nationwide strike on June 9 after rejecting two previous offers that would have lifted wages by just 1.38 percent, less than half the current rate of inflation. The NZNO provoked widespread anger among nurses when it cancelled a strike scheduled for July 29 before presenting the new proposed multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) for a vote. The offer does not address low wages or the increasingly desperate staffing crisis in public hospitals caused by decades of underfunding.
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Strengthening work continues on Wellington Town Hall.
Good afternoon Pōneke, here’s what is happening in the pages of the Dominion and around the city today.
1pm: A day in the life of a Wellington bus driver Transport reporter Joel MacManus spent the day with Mana Coachlines drivers Stephen Hilliard and Eruera Grace. Hilliard spent 25 years of his career as a funeral director, now he starts most mornings with a school run, and it leaves a smile on his face every time. “I had many, many years of hearing the sounds of sorrow and grief. Now, when I have kids screaming and yelling and carrying on, I love it. I love every minute of it. It’s the sound of happy kids,” he says.