A breakdown in wage negotiations has seen the bus driver’s union First Union, take industrial action on May 5th to secure a living wage for their members.
While the Raglan to Hamilton bus is running, there may be problems when Raglanites get to Hamilton as bus users in Hamilton are being urged to make alternate transport plans after drivers announced a strike planned for Monday.
The strike will affect some Hamilton city bus services operating from 7.30 to 9:30am on Monday, May 14.
Ministry of Education School Bus and Specialised School Transport Assistance services will not be affected.
Busit advises:
Extra bus drivers have been brought in and we are expecting to provide the following services on Monday:
• All regional services – 20 Cambridge, 21 Northern Connector, 22 Morrinsville Paeroa, 23 Raglan and 24 Te Awamutu will operate AS NORMAL
• The Orbiter, 4N Flagstaff North, 5 Chartwell, 11 Fairfield, 13 University and 29 Hamilton Gardens will operate AS NORMAL
• CBD Shuttle – NO SERVICE until 10am
All other Hamilton urban buses will however be affected as follows:
Western services:
1 Pukete, 3 Dinsdale, 6 Mahoe, 7 Glenview, 8 Frankton, 9 Nawton, 12 Fitzroy, 18 Te Rapa and 26 Bremworth/Templeview will operate all services to the Transport Centre ONLY. These services will operate with minor delays. Unfortunately the trips from the Transport Centre back out to the suburbs will not operate until after 10am.
Eastern services:
• 2 Silverdale
NO SERVICE on the 8.20am Transport Centre to Nevada Road
NO SERVICE on the 8.51am Nevada Road to Transport Centre
NO SERVICE on the 8.50am Transport Centre to Nevada Road
NO SERVICE on the 9.18am Nevada Road to Transport Centre
• 4 Flagstaff
NO SERVICE on the 8.35am Transport Centre to Rototuna Shopping Centre
• 10 Hillcrest
NO SERVICE on the 7.26am Transport Centre to Riverlea Road
NO SERVICE on the 7.48am Riverlea Road to Transport Centre
NO SERVICE on the 8.28am Transport Centre to Riverlea Road
NO SERVICE on the 9.00am Riverlea Road to Transport Centre
• 14 Claudelands
NO SERVICE on the 6.59am Chartwell to Transport Centre
NO SERVICE on the 7.29am Transport Centre to Chartwell
NO SERVICE on the 7.57am Chartwell to Transport Centre
NO SERVICE on the 8.29am Transport Centre to Chartwell
NO SERVICE on the 8.59am Chartwell to Transport Centre bus
• 16 Rototuna
NO SERVICE on the 9.15am Rototuna Shopping Centre to Transport Centre
• 17 Hamilton East Uni
NO SERVICE on the 7.27am Transport Centre to University
NO SERVICE on the 7.58am University to Transport Centre
• RC Rototuna Circular
NO SERVICE on the 6.59am RC Clockwise from Chartwell to the Transport Centre
NO SERVICE on the 7.18am RC Clockwise from the Transport Centre via Flagstaff
NO SERVICE on the 8.15am RC Clockwise from the Transport Centre via Flagstaff
NO SERVICE on the 7.19am RC Anti-Clockwise from Chartwell to the Transport Centre via Rototuna
NO SERVICE on the 9.19am RC Anti-Clockwise from Chartwell via Rototuna
This is our current working schedule and we will do our best to run the above services. There may be a different driver than normal on your bus, and some of the affected routes may be busier.