{
  "id": 12527266,
  "title": "Auckland bin collectors dumped, offered chance to buy their own rubbish trucks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/auckland-bin-collectors-dumped-offered-chance-to-buy-their-own",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T02:54:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RNZ Business",
    "slug": "rnz-business",
    "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/regional/1782858/auckland-bin-collectors-dumped-offered-chance-to-buy-their-own-rubbish-trucks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Workers First Union has slammed the restructure a \"predatory scam\", as some truck drivers are offered the option to buy their own trucks and become contractors instead.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}