NZ Bus - CEA Negotiations
The current Wellington CEA and Hutt Valley CEA both expired on 17 October 2020. We emailed Wellington City Transport Ltd's and Cityline NZ Ltd's General Manager Brendon Prince our notice initiating bargaining on 17 August 2020.
CEA claims from the stop work meeting of 25 November
The Tramways Union NZ Bus Stop Work Meeting was held on 25th November
Guest speakers were Richard Wagstaff, President of the Council of Trade Unions and Scott Gallagher, General Manager Public Transport, GWRC.
The Unions claims for our agreement negotiations are:
Our claims are based on the government proposal to engage contractors to pay the living wage as a base rate across all sectors.
The meeting passed the following resolution by a majority vote of 167 to 7:
In accordance with the Union’s rules this ballot authorises members to commence strike action in the event that collective bargaining is unsuccessful in reaching agreement for new Collective Employment Agreements for Cityline (NZ) Limited and Wellington City Transport Limited. In this event a strike notice in compliance with Sections 82, 83, 86A and 93 of the Employment Relations Act will be issued
Guest speakers were Richard Wagstaff, President of the Council of Trade Unions and Scott Gallagher, General Manager Public Transport, GWRC.
The Unions claims for our agreement negotiations are:
- A base hourly rate of $22.10
- The existing collective agreements in their entirety
- A relativity adjustment for members employed on the flat hourly rate at Cityline and those covered by the M & C Union (workshops and shiftmen)
Our claims are based on the government proposal to engage contractors to pay the living wage as a base rate across all sectors.
The meeting passed the following resolution by a majority vote of 167 to 7:
In accordance with the Union’s rules this ballot authorises members to commence strike action in the event that collective bargaining is unsuccessful in reaching agreement for new Collective Employment Agreements for Cityline (NZ) Limited and Wellington City Transport Limited. In this event a strike notice in compliance with Sections 82, 83, 86A and 93 of the Employment Relations Act will be issued