Tasman strike on for further week
PA Wellington Striking Tasman pulp and paper workers at Kawerau won’t return to their jobs for at least another week. A company spokesman said yesterday that Tasman had been told the 630 strikers who met yesterday to consider Tasman’s “final” wages offer had decided to delay giving their answer on the deal until next Monday. It is believed that one of the reasons for the delay is that the secretary of the
Northern Federation of Pulp and Paper Workers, Mr J. L. Murphy, is in Wellington this week for the annual Federation of Labour conference which starts today.
Tasman sent a letter to each of the strikers on Saturday, setting out terms of its final offer.
The letter, written by the company’s managing director, Mr G. D. Mace, offered a 13.4 per cent increase backdated 13 months—about $3OOO for each worker.
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