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Pavlovich bus drivers to strike in Auckland tomorrow
Pavlovich bus drivers to strike in Auckland tomorrow
Pavlovich drivers are again taking strike action as
disputes over bus driver pay and work conditions continue to
heat up with a handful of companies.
Around 60 drivers will strike tomorrow morning (Wednesday, 16th May), and will instead be picketing their workplace at Pavlovich Coachlines, 58B Carr Rd Mount Roskill. Media are invited to attend.
The member’s Bus Fair campaign calls for the Living Wage, a minimisation of split shifts, a reinstatement of regular breaks and an alternative tendering model to the Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM).
FIRST Union Organiser Graham McKean says Auckland bus
drivers want an alternative to the PTOM, and the issues that
it has caused to be settled. For Pavlovich this means a
focus on lifting the pay bar. He says there’s a reason the
company has many of Auckland Transport’s contracts – the
company is one of the lowest payers in the
industry.
“There’s a reason they have a lot of work,
they pay bottom dollar. They’re dragging the whole
industry down. Many of these employees have been driving for
decades and they have the responsibility of the wellbeing of
hundreds of people a day on their shoulders. Pay them what
they’re worth.”
Further strikes are expected to
follow today’s picket.
ends
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