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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.
Stuff state. NZNO wrote a letter to health board chief executive Ailsa Claire on Thursday, notifying her of breaches of health and safety and patients’ rights. The nurses’ union and health boards are currently in mediation over the current round of collective agreement negotiations.
Prior to the strike on June 9, it was agreed that anyone who required a patient attender (patients who require constant attention and supervision) must receive one, as a “minimum requirement for safety”, the union said.
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The union has put Auckland health board on notice, stating at least one patient has been physically harmed due to staffing issues.