Ashley Meats plant shut
I By RICHARD CRESSWELL industrial reporter A! C. S. Stevens processing plant at Kaiapoi, Ashley Meats, has been shut since last Thursday in a dispute over the use of a stringing machine. The works manager for C. S, Stevens at Kaiapoi, Mr [Terry Kreft, said 110 meat workers at the site walked off the job when the [machine was introduced.
“The company had agreement with the union before the machine was introduced,” he said.
Mb Kreft said the machine had been at the plant for a month and there had been talks on howj this would be used. C. S. Stevens Kaiapoi, which helps supply Ashley Meats, has reduced killing because of the strike at the other plant. Mr Kreft said a meeting this : morning with the meat workers was expected to resolve the dispute!
“The company has an offer to make at the meeting.”
The company could introduce more stringing machines. The Meat Workers' Union Canterbury branch secretary, Mr Geoff Taylor, 'said the machines had been introduced at other plants.
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