NZ Bus and the Auckland Combined Unions reached an agreement on a proposal for a Collective Employment Agreement at mediation today.
The unions will recommend to their members that they ratify the proposal at a ratification meeting to be held on Wednesday, 4 November.
NDU Press Releases
- 29/10/2009
- 18/10/2009
- 13/10/2009
Auckland bus drivers came up with a constructive compromise to get the buses running at a mass meeting this morning.
Combined union spokesperson Karl Andersen said the drivers had a full and lively discussion on the facilitator's recommendation before having a secret ballot on whether to accept it.
- 13/10/2009
The Infratil/NZ Bus offer to lift the drivers lockout if unions withdraw notice of strike action is meaningless says the combined bus unions.
Spokesperson Karl Andersen says it is in fact no offer at all as it would simply turn the clock back to last week without dealing with the underlying issue of pay rates for drivers.
- 11/10/2009
Locked out bus drivers are offering to do school bus runs without pay.
- 08/10/2009
Bus unions and Infratil/NZ bus in facilitation -drivers to rally
Locked out bus drivers and Infratil/NZ bus have been ordered into facilitation at 10 am tomorrow by the Employment Authority.
While union officials are in facilitation the drivers will rally at the city bus depot in Halsey Street.
- 05/10/2009
Infratil/NZ Bus rakes in subsidies but locks out Auckland commuters
The combined bus unions say the commuters Infratil/NZ Bus is locking out are subsidising the company in at least three ways.
- 04/10/2009
The combined bus unions say NZ Bus/Infratil is deliberately trying to confuse the public in an attempt to disguise a very poor pay offer.
Spokesperson Karl Andersen says the NDU recently settled agreements with two other major Auckland bus companies without any drama at all.
- 30/09/2009
The National Distribution Union passes on its condolences to all those who have lost loved ones in the tsunami.
