Firm fined for union breach
PA Auckland >, A Hamilton company that i failed to supply the Labourers’ Union with a list of its workers because they were “anti-union” has been ordered by the Arbitration Court to pay $2OO to the union. The union claimed that the company. New Zealand Mushroom Industries, Ltd, failed to supply the list of its workers covered under the Agricultural Workers’ Award after a written request. In an oral decision, Judge Castle said the company admitted the breach. “The Court is informed
that the 30 or so workers concerned being all ‘antiunion’ the defendant was for that reason reluctant to go against their wishes by supplying the required informa-' tion. “In fact it subsequently did but only after these proceedings had started. “Whatever the views of the defendant and its employees, the law is clear and the provisions of the award have to be observed.” Judge Castle imposed a penalty of $2OO and directed that the full amount be paid to the union.
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Press, 2 June 1981, Page 25
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