Fire-fighters call off strike
Threatened strikes by fire-fighters have been called off and unions will meet the Fire Service Commission on Thursday.
The decision to withdraw notice of strike action was made after “heavy and in-depth” legal discussions between lawyers representing the parties, said the secretary of the South Island Fire Brigades’ Union, Mr Barry Dent. The High Court injunc-
tion against the threatened strikes would be withdrawn and have no formal legal status after Thursday, he said. “It’s nice to get out of the legal area and get back to pay talks,” he said.
Pay talks broke down on February 13 when the commission offered 3 per cent and the country’s three unions claimed an average of a 23 per cent rise.
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Press, 24 February 1987, Page 1
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