It’s day five of the Go Bus lockout in the Waikato region. Go Bus CEO Callum Heslop has been captured on video this week, on the picket, blaming the Waikato Regional Council for the ongoing bus lockout. In a video of Mr Heslop addressing workers locked out by the operator, he is heard stating that […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling on the New Zealand bus company Go Bus to unconditionally end its lockout of bus drivers for exercising their right to take action to demand a living wage. The drivers had voted to stop taking fare money from passengers to show that they cannot continue to live […]
Iwi owned Go Bus Ltd has today issued a lock out notice to drivers in Hamilton. From 5am tomorrow morning bus drivers will not be able to access their workplace and will receive no income. The move by Go Bus Ltd follows a lengthy dispute between Go Bus and its drivers in Hamilton, Te, Awamutu […]
Christmas comes early for bus commuters in the Waikato this year as around 120 bus drivers will refuse to accept payment from passengers. Passengers will be receiving free rides on services provided by Go Bus in Hamilton, Te Awamutu, Otorohanga and Katikati from Monday (19th November) as drivers protest their abysmal wages. Drivers voted to […]
Over 100 bus drivers in the Waikato region had to take strike action today in order to meet to discuss the wage negotiations. Their employer, Go Bus, denied the drivers time away from work to meet regarding facilitated negotiations in Auckland despite the union giving plenty of notice and offering to work with the company […]
Over a hundred drivers in the Waikato region will once again carry out strike and picket action (for the fourth time in relation to this round of bargaining) tomorrow (Wednesday 26th September) as the Employment Relations Authority is brought in for facilitated bargaining in Auckland. The continuous strike action will take place tomorrow from 5:30am […]
The Employment and Manufacturers Association and Business New Zealand have released the annual Mood of the Boardroom survey in association with the New Zealand Herald. FIRST Union is concerned about the lack of statistical rigour in the surveys. The options on the question regarding business opinion on the ERA are geared towards a negative result. […]
Auckland bus drivers who work for Ritchies Murphy will be picketing from 3-5pm today as part of strike action. The strike will include a picnic picket – a few hours out of the day where drivers will walk off the job to have a BBQ and spend time with family at a park. Excerpt […]
The original plan to change the tendering process Auckland Council conducted with bus companies to win bus contracts looked like it would bring to the table a more efficient tendering process. When the NZTA ratified the Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM) in 2015 it promised an efficient and effective delivery of public transport through its […]
Over a hundred drivers in the Waikato region will once again carry out strike and picket action as the relationship with their employer Go Bus hits new lows. The strike action will take place tomorrow for 24 hours. The picket will take place from 7:30am to 9am tomorrow (29th August) on the corner of […]
