2 Jun 2022

Bus drivers working 13 hour shifts call for better conditions

From Checkpoint, 5:22 pm on 2 June 2022

Auckland bus drivers working 13 hour shifts to cover staff shortages, say their employers needs to take a hard look at the poor pay and "terrible" working conditions they're offering. They say colleagues are turning their skills to truck or Uber driving as a more lucrative alternative. Meanwhile Wellington's Metlink says it's short 100 drivers, too. Katie Todd reports. Transport Minister, Michael Wood says current public transport tenders have contributed to a race to the bottom when it comes to bus drivers wages and he plans to make urgent changes.