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Union to take Auckland bus dispute to the Auditor-General
Union to take Auckland bus dispute to the Auditor-General
Drivers at Howick & Eastern Buses are pledging to continue their fight for fair pay and conditions as the drivers’ union, FIRST Union, prepares to write to the Auditor-General asking her to investigate whether Auckland Transport puts appropriate controls on private companies using public money to provide bus services.
Howick & Eastern Buses, the company providing public bus services to much of East Auckland, is offering bus drivers lump sum payments in exchange for surrendering their overtime and weekend rates and signing an individual employment agreement, says FIRST Union.
FIRST Union believes this is a serious misuse of public funds. Howick and Eastern Buses receives public money to run bus services, not to entice union members to surrender their overtime and weekend rates and leave the union.
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