In an ongoing dispute that began late last year, bus drivers at the Howick and Eastern Buses Company are fighting to keep their conditions in relation to overtime and penalty rates. Part of their actions involve offering free rides to passengers by refusing to collect fares. The company is owned by the billionaire Brian Souter who owns transport companies all around the world. Solidarity messages can be sent to the bus workers’ organiser Rudd Hughes at Rudd.Hughes@firstunion.org.nz
In an ongoing dispute that began late last year, bus drivers at the Howick and Eastern Buses Company are fighting to keep their conditions in relation to overtime and penalty rates. Part of their actions involve offering free rides to passengers by refusing to collect fares. The company is owned by the billionaire Brian Souter who owns transport companies all around the world. Solidarity messages can be sent to the bus workers’ organiser Rudd Hughes at Rudd.Hughes@firstunion.org.nz
