Clerks’ return to work restarts stock killing

Press, 18 March 1988, Page 3

Clerks’ return to work restarts stock killing

1 ' ! ! ' i I - I ; m I I i Killing resumed yesterday at Waitaki International's Islington works [after the plant had been [ brought to( a standstill a! day earlier by striking! [clerical workers. j I; The meat works’ nine clerical staff struck be-1 i cause the [company could I not give assurances that a I [ worker w-'ho left : three [ : L

weeks ago would ; be [replaced. I Waitaki has entered a “slimming down') pro-; gramme and was not able! to give any guarartee khe) position would bej main-, tained. <-• I The clerical workers picketed the works [ on Tuesday and forced | Is-

-.) !)[)), ) lington’s) [two chains to shut that' afternoon be-j cause workers returning from ! (inch would not come cross the picket line. ■ ) The management said yesterdjay that the clerical workers decided to return to (wort yesterday morning. [j ■

r The ) companyj’s retrenchment may see other staff Ipse their jobs as Waitaki battles to) remain profitable in an environment it says is uneconomic for the meat industry. It is believed | that a decision on staff redundancies at Waitaki’s 13 plants will be made early next month.