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Tauranga Bus Dispute Update
Tauranga bus drivers will enter into mediated talks with Go Bus in an attempt to reach an agreement on pay and conditions next Tuesday. National Distribution Union...
Strike May Hit Some Tauranga Bus Services
Industrial rumbles are looming for bus commuters in the Bay of Plenty. Tauranga’s Bay Hopper bus services may be disrupted tomorrow morning due to industrial action...
Mike Lee ‘Unsung Hero’ In Solving Bus Dispute
ARC Chair, Mike Lee, is being called the unsung hero in the Auckland bus pay dispute settlement. The Council of Trade Unions secretary, Peter Conway, today thanked...
Auckland Bus Drivers Accept Pay Offer, Dispute Over
Finally Auckland’s bus dispute has been settled and there’s agreement in place for the next few years, including the period of the Rugby World Cup. NZ Bus and...
Breaking: Auckland Bus Dispute Not Over: Offer Rejected
Auckland’s long-running bus dispute is not over as hoped. The Auckland combined unions, representing drivers and cleaners, have just voted not to ratify the...
Breaking News : Auckland Bus Dispute Breakthrough
Breakdown between the company & bus unions has moved on A breakthrough at last in Auckland’s long running bus dispute. NZ Bus and the Auckland Combined...
So Much Pain, So Much Posturing
Great to see the other buses back at Britomart this morning but let’s not end the debate about who should run our public transport. Just as we were getting...
Auckland Bus Disruption Over From 4am Tomorrow - NZ Bus Says “Sorry”
Auckland bus drivers (Permission: NDU) The six days of disruption to Auckland’s public transport is almost over. Bus drivers will return to work from 4am tomorrow. NZ...
Auckland Bus Dispute: Drivers Plan To Go Back Tomorrow (Update)
Auckland combined bus union workers (Permission: NDU) There’s hope the bus disruption is over. A critical meeting of Auckland bus unions at Alexandra Park has...
Combined Bus Unions Meet But Say NZ Bus Offer “Meaningless”
Mum and son union workers (With permission: NDU) As a critical meeting began at Alexandra Park of Auckland bus unions, the unions say last night’s Infratil /...
Auckland Bus Dispute - Buses MAY Be Back Thursday Morning
There’s been a breakthrough in the Auckland bus lockout which means buses may be back Thursday. But there is still a fishhook. Two minutes before a 5pm deadline...
Auckland Bus Dispute: Facilitation Recommendation Possible Today
Notice at Britomart advising train services are still running There’s hope of a recommendation today out of the Employment Relations Authority from the facilitator...
Day 5: How Would We Cope Without Trains?
EXTRA limited services such as the Airport Bus are proving popular With school buses affected, trains are popular for the kids if schools are close by Another day,...
Bus Dispute Day 4: It’s Monday Madness
Train users took the big hit this morning thanks to the continuing bus dispute with loadings said to be up as much as 50% on normal. Southern line services especially...
Auckland Bus Dispute: Monday - What’s Operating, What’s Not Plus Helpful Links
Here’s the latest update of what’s running on Monday : AFFECTED AND NOT OPERATING: Metrolink, North Star, Go West, Waka Pacific, Link and City Circuit...
Monday Tips For Bus Refugees & Train Virgins
So many people on the trains on Friday were bus refugees experiencing their first time onboard and were unsure what was happening. Monday will see more people joining...
Auckland Bus Dispute Latest: NZ Bus Says Assume No Buses Monday
The Auckland bus dispute remains unresolved tonight with ominous warnings we’re in for the long haul. Facilitation between the parties - NZ Bus and the...
Bus Dispute:Talks Start, Pressure Grows On Company
As passenger frustration starts to show and trains creak under Courtesy of NDU increased patronage, the union of the locked out bus drivers and Infratil/ NZ bus...
Auckland Bus Dispute: Train Service Struggles This Morning
The train system creaked this morning, trying to cope with the volumes of bus users who were using trains to get to their destination. Veoila had to keep apologising...
Bus Company Digs Its Toes In - No Buses Despite ERA Ruling (read decision)
“Our services will remain suspended until such time as the notice of industrial action is withdrawn. This is not a decision we take lightly.” That’s...
Bus Dispute Chaos Starts: No Room on Some Trains, Long Bus Queues
Tonight we got a taste of what we’re in for next week if the Auckland bus dispute drags on. I’m writing this from downtown where at the Britomart Transport...
