Bus Dispute Finally Over
It was with great relief today that I read the industrial dispute between drivers and NZ Bus is finally over. ARTA seem highly relieved too, in their press release:
ARTA pleased stability returned to bus customers
The Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) says it is very pleased that stability and certainty has been returned to Auckland’s bus passengers today with notification that agreement has now been reached between NZ Bus and the Auckland Combined Unions.…
2 Comments Where to now for the bus dispute?
Well the bus drivers have rejected the latest pay offer:
Union negotiators say they will regroup and assess their next step after the Auckland bus drivers and cleaners they represent today rejected a pay offer from their employer.
The offer of an 11.5 per cent pay rise spread over three years was contained in an agreement reached last Friday between New Zealand Bus and the four unions making up the Auckland Combined Unions.…
Lockout Ends – buses back tomorrow
Ah finally, the lockout has ended. The NZ Herald reports:
Buses will be back on Auckland roads tomorrow after seven days of disrupted service.
NZ Bus has agreed to suspend the lock out of staff and the union has agreed to suspend industrial action.…
Bus Lockout – an end in sight?
We finally saw a bit of movement in the ongoing bus lockout today, with ARTA taking the hint from ARC Chairman Mike Lee and putting the hard word on NZ Bus themselves:
The Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) has written to New Zealand Bus asking the company, in the interests of Auckland commuters, to provide proposals to resolve the current dispute by 5pm today.…
Why is NZ Bus being so stupid?
Firstly, let’s start with a few definitions:
Work-to-rule is an industrial action in which employees do no more than the minimum required by the rules of a workplace, and follow safety or other regulations to the letter in order to cause a slowdown rather than to serve their purpose.…
Very Limited Replacement Bus Services on Weekend
The already limited replacement bus services that we saw on Thursday and Friday have been cut back even further on the weekend. This is detailed below: Now it’s good to slowly see some extra services come online – like the Sandringham Road one – but I must say that I am disappointed that more of an effort has not been made to get as close to normal weekend services as possible.…
Auckland’s Bus-less day
Well the bus lockout happened today, and while things held together in the morning it seems as though chaos did begin to unfold during the evening peak as people struggled to get on the limited supply of replacement buses and the trains.…
Tomorrow’s Bus Disruptions
Well everyone seems to know by now anyway, but just in case you didn’t the lockout of drivers at NZ Bus will begin at 4am tomorrow and continue indefinitely. This is in response to the drivers (and cleaners) saying that they would “work to rule”.…
Bus Lockout on Thursday
A couple of weeks ago we narrowly averted huge disruption to Auckland’s bus services, but unfortunately it looks like we won’t be quite so lucky this time around. Last time I reported on this matter I did kind of “sit on the fence” with regards to who was to blame for the strike/lock-out that never happened, but having listened to a few radio interview and done a bit more research into the matter, I have formed a bit more of an opinion this time.…
Bus strike on Wednesday
Well it’s going to be an interesting day on Wednesday, with all NZ Bus services being suspended from 4am onwards due to some complicated situation that sounds like a strike, but apparently isn’t.
The drivers’ employer is threatening to lock bus drivers out over the stoppage action.…
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