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Hamilton bus services will be disrupted by a union meeting on Monday. Bus users are being advised to check before they travel as drivers who are part of... https://t.co/J9IkvnOwzm

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AT's metro services manager Stacey Van Der Putten said they have been working closely with bus operatiors and unions to minimise changes to services. #BUSFAIR https://t.co/nqYW1f6O9Y

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Driver unions, bus companies, council and the government have been locked in intense negotiations for weeks over how to implement the new law, which will require more drivers to be hired to maintain services. #BUSFAIR https://t.co/qZhwdLOimQ

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#FIRSTUnion said drivers would have lost a lot of money if their routes had been cancelled, but now if they don't get to take breaks they will be compensated, and stand to make 3 percent or 4 percent extra. #BUSFAIR https://t.co/I9A7PiPFUY

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#FIRSTUnion transport secretary Jared Abbott welcomed the memorandum of understanding - the deal aimed at implementing the changes for bus drivers provided for by the Act and the new land transport rule.... https://t.co/KD6BNei4qh

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“#FIRSTUnion, which represent drivers in bus operators in several centres, particularly welcomed Twyford's commitment to push for the living wage as a nationwide minimum pay rate.” #BUSFAIR https://t.co/QAxqI81P6q

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Driver unions, bus companies, council and the government have been locked in intense negotiations for weeks over how to implement the new law, which will require more drivers to be hired to maintain services. #BUSFAIR https://t.co/H7lrupUXRf

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Unions Auckland is holding a May Day Hui at Unite Union tomorrow on May Day - International Worker's Day! ✊
We will be meeting discuss the issues facing transport workers in Auckland, as well as other campaigns... https://t.co/3IBoGlAosW

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"The breaks will be either paid or compensated for. So the companies have worked out where breaks can be taken in duties, where they can't be taken they've been tacked... https://t.co/UAH3Dgh89J

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"This is not going to be a quick fix and we are not confident that we will have an agreement to put to members by May 6," the two unions said in a letter to members.
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New Zealand bus company Ritchies has pleaded guilty to a health and safety charge laid over the 2016 Christmas Eve bus crash near Gisborne that left three people dead. https://t.co/tZ7Hiw8Jwk

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Ritchies entered a guilty plea through its lawyer to an amended charge laid by WorkSafe, for failing to ensure the health and safety of other people was not put at risk. https://t.co/IemQhcEbkR

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The muppet show: Who are the councillors responsible for Wellington's bus disaster? https://t.co/hQekHGmATj

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"Go Bus and all the other contracted bus companies should have been planning with the regional councils these work roster changes to enable the breaks months ago,... https://t.co/LK86uHImfA

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A union representing bus drivers is optimistic forecast disruption to public transport can be averted next month, when new employment law takes effect. https://t.co/YHuL2Yu1Ak

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"If the companies were to lift the wages and improve conditions - which is the reason drivers are leaving the industry, let alone not joining... https://t.co/p0CGayjZbK

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"The companies are almost trying to fabricate a crisis around this – they've had plenty of time to prepare." Emir Hodzic, #FIRSTUnion bus organiser. https://t.co/fGRDsep9lt