Factory ban to continue

Press, 26 February 1977, Page 4

Factory ban to continue

I Workers from the factory .(of James North and Sons, .■Ltd, at Sumner have rejecJted an offer of redudancy pay , from their employers — and ; the factory will remain blackt listed by the Canterbury • Trades Council for several . more days at least. Representatives of the wor- ; kers met yesterday and were i told of an offer made by the : company, but this was > termed unacceptable. • The secretary of the Cani terbury Clothing Trades •Union (Mr H. Mc(Crory) said last evening that •the company’s new general i manager had said that he I would consult his superiors in (London about the possibility iof another severance pay pro- ’ posal. The proposal will be put in

[writing and sent to Mr Mc[Crory. who has said the black 'ban — stopping goods from Centering or leaving the factory — will continue until ithere is a satisfactory agreeiment on redundancy pay. The Auckland-based company gave the workers the (minimum one weeks notice [on February 17, and made no .offer of redundancy pay. Although it was not legally bound to pay redundancy money, the workers were unhappy that the company made no offer to negotiate, and j were also upset about the! short notice. The workers, mostly' women. qu'_ the factory on! Tuesday three days before itj war due to close, and the Trades Council imposed the ’black ban.