Sunday, 4 July 2021, 5:06 pm
More than a week ago, drivers employed by NZ Bus in
Wellington voted against a sellout deal hatched by the
Tramways Union and management. The offer, the third that the
drivers have rejected, would have increased hourly wages to
just two dollars above the legal minimum, while cutting
overtime and weekend rates.
During the ratification
meeting on June 23, drivers angrily denounced the union for
promoting the agreement in the media, and for seeking to
pressure workers into approving it. Union officials had
distributed a memo declaring that if drivers voted against
the rotten deal, they would face drawn-out industrial action
Press Release – Socialist Equality Group
More than a week ago, drivers employed by NZ Bus in Wellington voted against a sellout deal hatched by the Tramways Union and management. The offer, the third that the drivers have rejected, would have increased hourly wages to just two dollars above the legal minimum, while cutting overtime and weekend rates.
During the ratification meeting on June 23, drivers angrily denounced the union for promoting the agreement in the media, and for seeking to pressure workers into approving it. Union officials had distributed a memo declaring that if drivers voted against the rotten deal, they would face drawn-out industrial action with no chance of a better offer.
The Wellington bus drivers dispute and the case for rank-and-file committees
More than a week ago, drivers employed by NZ Bus in Wellington voted against a sellout deal hatched by the Tramways Union and management. The offer, the third that the drivers have rejected, would have increased hourly wages to just two dollars above the legal minimum, while cutting overtime and weekend rates.
Bus drivers picket during the April 23 lockout in Wellington [Credit: WSWS Media]
During the ratification meeting on June 23, drivers angrily denounced the union for promoting the agreement in the media, and for seeking to pressure workers into approving it. Union officials had distributed a memo declaring that if drivers voted against the rotten deal, they would face drawn-out industrial action with no chance of a better offer.
Press Release – Council of Trade Unions A new international law to keep workplaces free from violence and harassment comes into effect on Friday 25 June. “The International Labour Organisation (an agency of the United Nations) adopted the Violence and Harassment Convention , 2019 (190) …
A new international law to keep workplaces free from violence and harassment comes into effect on Friday 25 June.
“The International Labour Organisation (an agency of the United Nations) adopted the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (190) two years ago, it comes into force on Friday, and now our country needs to ratify and implement it,” said CTU Vice President Rachel Mackintosh.
New Zealand working people, employers and the Government all supported the convention when the ILO adopted it, but the New Zealand government has not yet taken meaningful steps to implement the terms of the convention in New Zealand.
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