14th August 2018

The serious allegations being made by Unions about the safety of bus operations in the Wellington, Waikato and Auckland regions are not supported by the findings of either the NZTA or the police, who check vehicle and working time requirements at both scheduled and random times. Our operators are committed to safety and wouldn’t be able to keep running if these stories were accurate.

In contrast to the picture being painted by these organisations, driver pay and conditions are actually improving nationwide. These facts don’t sit comfortably with these organisations, who are also refusing to engage in good faith bargaining with our members, making resolution difficult and disrupting the lives of our passengers.

It is incredibly hard to engage in rational and productive conversations when false claims and aggressive behaviour become the bargaining chips of small groups with disproportionate public influence. Our hope is that common sense, cordiality and reason will prevail.

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