Bus drivers face lockout

Wellington: NZ Bus says it has been left with no option but to issue a lockout notice to drivers in response to strike action in Wellington today.

``The strike action by the union is very disruptive for our passengers and the union's threat of further ‘surprise attack strikes’ means we can't guarantee the safety and reliability of our services’’, a company spokesman said.

The Tramways Union advised early yesterday Wellington bus drivers will be on strike for 24 hours, from 4am today. — The New Zealand Herald