Mussel men back
Mussel workers at Marine Foods’ processing plant at Havelock have returned to work after a five-day strike over pay rates. They went on strike on February 20 because management was giving them a piece rate of 25c a half-shell and 36c a shell for opening mussels. They claimed that the award provided a mini-
mum of 36c a shell and did not specify any lesser rate for half-shells. The assistant secretary of the Food Processor’s Union, Mr Alex Pattison, said that the parties had agreed to what he said was an “interim arrangement” until the award could be sorted out. He declined to say what the arrangement was.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19840228.2.21
Bibliographic details
Press, 28 February 1984, Page 2
Word Count
111Mussel men back Press, 28 February 1984, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in