Six workers might not seem like enough to make an impact on a business’s operations through industrial action but the union members at Onehunga’s Crane Distribution can tell you otherwise.
A potential merger of the two North Island Foodstuffs cooperatives should be used as an opportunity to improve workplace relations and lift their very low wages, the union for workers at the company says.
Workers at an Auckland book and magazine distribution centre have started industrial action today, after talks over their employment agreement broke down.
New Zealand manufacturing has taken another hit this week, following confirmation from Fisher & Paykel Appliances that 29 workers from its Auckland factory will be made redundant.
