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The Wellington Trolley Union is protesting illegal and dangerous work schedules.
Transit users are invited to prepare for another difficult Monday in Wellington area buses as 50 drivers go on strike and students return to school.
Greater Wellington Regional Council Peter Thornbury, spokesman, said he was confident that there would be enough staff to handle the demand, but that the new network was still in the early stages of the implementation of the bedding.
CAMERON BURNELL / STUFF
The strike actions being ongoing on Monday, it is likely that significantly disrupt Wellington's bus services – the same day, students return to school.
"Every effort will be made to minimize them."
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It was unclear exactly how the strike would affect services. "The closest to the calendar possible."
Hi Merewyn, due to planned industrial action, we expect disruption of bus services in the Hutt Valley on Monday, July 23rd. Information can be found on the Metlink website, but please note that school services will have priority. https://t.co/DdsNROp9Ey ^ CT
– Metlink Wellington (@metlinkwgtn) 22 July 2018
"Our response will depend largely on how things unfold."
Students must plan their trips in advance and take into account the possibility that buses are not at the time.
"While we expect the disturbance to have the greatest impact on the Hutt Valley, it is possible that services in the area may be affected." [19659018] STUFF
Frustrated commuters give up and take taxis to work on the first Monday of the new Wellington bus network.
Monday's action, which will begin at 5 am, will see 50 drivers from the Hutt Valley cut their daily hours to a standard eight-hour day with breaks, instead of just L & # 39; Union of trams announced that the new listings were introduced by the Tranzit bus company, which has recently started operating about 60% of the bus routes in the Wellington area.
KEVIN STENT / STUFF
The Syndicat des tramways says that the hours of work of the drivers Hutt Valley buses are in violation of the labor regulations. For more than 14 hours, they are not entitled to paid lunch breaks.
Kevin O 'Sullivan, secretary of the Streetcar Union, said that there would likely be a major disruption of services Monday and that people should consider other means of transportation.
"The intention is to force Tranzit to start talking to us about a collective agreement and to stop doing illegal tours," he said.
It's not something that's out of nowhere, we've been trying to tell the regional council for eighteen months, and it just does not turn a deaf ear. "
KEVIN STENT / STUFF
The week of the new Wellington bus network was disrupted by "start-up problems" and the second week could be worse with 50 pilots expected Monday
The Strike comes one week after a complete overhaul of bus lines and public transport schedules., which was plagued by problems such as the lack of buses, drivers who were asking for directions, and commuters who were overcharged .
But Tranzit declared "He could not be more proud of the way his team has been doing so far. 19659006] General Manager Paul Snelgrove said that the union action of Hutt Valley would not have a significant impact.
] Tranzit CEO Paul Snelgrove was not expecting that the drivers' strike causes a significant disturbance. "
" Monday was always going to be a great day, "he said," We are fully committed to doing what it takes for everyone to get where they need to go. "
Everything the union claimed was proven wrong, says Snelgrove
CAMERON BURNELL / STUFF [19659009] The first week of Wellington's new bus network was affected by problems such as the lack of buses, the loss of drivers and the overload of commuters
"Our drivers paid and treated well. No driver works 14 hours. It has been independently verified that we offer some of the best hourly rates and terms and conditions in the country. The union punishes commuters – and its own members – for no good reason.
In addition to the staffing and routing issues, the Snapper Card payment system was also defective in preventing passengers from scoring, striking them with
"The company issued a statement saying that she would issue refunds. "
"Snapper works in the background to make sure [people] is not disadvantaged by events beyond his control."
A spokesman for the council said that it was not clear how much money was refunded to customers in the first week of the new network.
"There is a new Snapper system that has been deployed on the network."
The Transit Users Association, a volunteer organization representing commuters, said that those in Wellington were undergoing the weight of poor planning and misapplication by the Regional Council
Wellington Regional Council to say that the problems of remuneration of bus drivers and staffing are out of reach. is that they have chosen the new bus network operators, "said coordinator Jon Reeves.
"GWRC are completely involved in the mess that currently affects bus passengers."
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" If the GWRC management does not intervene, it shows a lack of credibility … for really take care of bus passengers. Action has more weight than words. Bus passengers expect better from them. "
A spokesman for the council said that they would not make free trips while" youth problems "were solved.
– Stuff
