Union leader Robert Reid, general secretary of FIRST Union which represents truck drivers, said news of the receivership had "flummoxed" him because other trucking companies seemed to be doing OK with pay rises back to a healthy 3 per cent.
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.
Workers at an Auckland book and magazine distribution centre have started industrial action today, after talks over their employment agreement broke down.
A significant fine handed down to a truck operator this week has prompted calls for the government to better regulate truckies working conditions, and to stop blocking a UN protocol on long work hours.
