Some Queenstown bus drivers are off work for 24 hours
Some Queenstown bus drivers are off work for 24 hours
8 March 2019
Ritchies drivers in Queenstown will return to work at midnight tonight.
Despite three bargaining sessions, they say Ritchies has refused to move on wage increases and refuses to attend mediation.
The drivers are negotiating on the same agreement as Dunedin drivers who took strike action last weekend, but want a separate pay rate.
They're asking for 21-dollars an hour, because Queenstown is one of the most expensive places in New Zealand to live.
They say there are also serious health and safety concerns with a lack of training and neglected buses.
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