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T he resolve of a unified group of paperworkers belonging to New Zealand's Engineering Printing &amp; Manufacturing Union (EPMU) backed by initiatives from the leader of ICEM's newly-founded Intenational Paper (IP) Network brought victory and a new labour agreement to 270 members of ICEM-affiliated EPMU at a key paper mill on the country's North Island. 
 
Union members ratified the agreement and returned to work at the Kinleith Mill of Carter Holt Harvey (51% owned by IP) 3 June following a record 82-day strike. 
 
The strike was bitter, and brought threats from corporate managers that the market pulp and linerboard mill that saw recent NZ$220 million capitalization improvements would be shuttered if the union didn't buckle under to management's work-rule demands. 
 
But buoyed by family-style cohesiveness among strikers in Tokoroa, NZ, and persistent protests voiced by the chairman of the IP Network--ICEM Vice President Don Langham of the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical, Energy (PACE) Union--to top executives of the U.S. multinational, the two sides hammered out a compromise agreement 28 May after three weeeks of non-stop negotiations. &quot;I would hope that my involvement on behalf of the ICEM and the IP Network helped bring about a satisfactory collective bargaining agreement for our brothers and sisters in New Zealand,&quot; said Langham, a former IP worker himself who heads the southeastern states region of PACE. 
 
&quot;The solidarity and unity of the strikers and their families is a real lesson to us all,&quot; added Langham. &quot;Their networking and food supply system coupled with the international solidarity that we instilled is an example of what can be down through Global Union Networks.&quot; But his own direct contact with IP executives, some of whom shuttled between the U.S. and New Zealand, surely played a role. At Carter Holt's annual meeting 30 April, retiring Chairman Sir Wilson Whineray said enough was enough, &quot;Take my advice, get back together. Give a bit each way and settle it.&quot; 
 
The dispute was costing the company nearly NZ$50 million at that point, and it was quickly losing its valuable Asian pulp market to South Ameican producers. The strikers, meanwhile, remained firm, perfecting the fine details of a Union Hall Welfare Center in which NZ$75 weekly vouchers were distributed to each striking family. The food fund was largely supported by unions affiliated with NZ's Council of Trade Unions and Australian ICEM affiliates CFMEU and AMWU. Aid and letters of support also poured in from unions in Canada, U.S., Sweden, Lithuania, Colombia and the United Kingdom, all alerted to the dispute through the IP Network. 
 
The EPMU's Kinleith Senior Delegate Whisky Hastie said upon conclusion of the strike, &quot;Surprisingly enough, we found the biggest thing you need in this world is food and we ate very well. Thanks to all New Zealanders and to the union members in Australia, we managed to support our families. Even when you cannot pay the bills, as long as your kids are fed, other things can wait.&quot; EPMU leaders did negotiate a three-month reprieve with banks over mortgage repayments. 
 
&quot;This is a wonderful example of how ICEM networks can deliver to affiliates when their members are in labour disputes,&quot; said ICEM General Secretary Fred Higgs. &quot;We salute the EPMU members who took such a courageous stand to protect their livelihoods, and we salute the leaders of the IP Network for their solid work on their behalf.&quot; 
 
Kinleith Mill workers had been without a current labour agreement since April 2001. The new two-year collective agreement retains an on-site, EPMU-manned fire brigade, a key health and safety demand which managers sought to remove. It also establishes a joint worker-delegate-management team charged with overseeing the promotions process. Carter Holt sought complete control over promotions based on its own skills assessments. EPMU members receive a first-year wage increase of 4% and one in the second year of 3%. A NZ$1,000 cash payout also was awarded workers affected by work schedules as the mill switches to four-days-on, four-off, 12-hour shifts. 
 
Added EPMU National Secretary Andrew Little, &quot;Everyone affected by the Kinleith strike, from workers to customers and suppliers, to the people of South Waikato will be glad this dispute has ended.&quot;

IP Network Delivers at Kinleith

T he Fifth Congress of ICEM-affiliated Federation des Travailleurs des Industries du Livre, du Papier et de la Communication (FILPAC/CGT) took place from 29 May to 2 June, and delegates passed a motion to strike today (3 June) over proposed changes in the French pension system. A total of 266 delegates attended the Congress in Nantes, France, and it included representatives from the 20-million-member ICEM and the 15-million-member Union Network International (UNI) to which FILPAC is also affiliated. 
 
Michel Muller was re-elected General Secretary of FILPAC at the Congress. 
 
Delegates discussed the past five years and strategies for the future. Besides the European social dialogue, forms of solidarity, reduction in working hours, international solidarity and the general strengthening of trade unions, one of the most crucial items discussed was pending pension reform in France. 
 
As in Austria and other European countries, essential discussion is underway regarding future levels of pension and how to protect current levels. To underscore the position of FILPAC, the Fifth Congress voted to strike and demonstrate against the government's regressive pension proposals on 3 June. 
 
Guests to FILPAC's Congress came from Germany, Belgium, C&ocirc;te d'Ivoire, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, Finland, UK, Luxembourg, Norway, Mauritius, The Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Tunisia and Vietnam. Besides representatives from ICEM and UNI, guests to the Congress also came from the Brussels-based European Mine, Chemical &amp; Energy Workers' Federatition (EMCEF).

French FILPAC Protests Pension Reform 3 June

T he Executive Committee of the 20-million-member International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM) vowed to do more in the fight against the deadly HIV/AIDS virus in developing countries. 
 
With only one in five people at risk of the HIV infection currently having access to adequate treatment programs, the ICEM's Executive Committee intends to intensify its effort to ensure the availability of HIV/AIDS drug treatment. 
 
In a strong resolution passed on 23 May 2003, the Executive meeting in Brussels reaffirmed its commitment to gain access to high quality drugs for all those living with HIV/AIDS in countries without the financial means to provide such drugs. 
 
The ICEM will &quot;campaign with International Trade Union Organizations, the United Nations and other concerned institutions, to ensure the appropriate drugs treatments reach those living with HIV/AIDS in developing nations.&quot; 
 
ICEM General Secretary Fred Higgs said, &quot;The ICEM represents pharmaceutical workers and workers in industries with high risk of infection by HIV/AIDS across the world, thus we're in the unique position of playing a key role in achieving meaningful initiatives with the pharmaceutial industry to deliver drugs to those that need them most.&quot;

ICEM Reaffirms Need for HIV/AIDS Drugs

I n years past, Tian Chua was a valued and highly-respected labour activist who held close ties and worked intimately with ICEM on several projects. Such work was halted in April 2001 when Tian Chua and others were jailed under the country's Internal Security Act (ISA), a controversial law in Malaysia that among other things allows for indefinite detention without trial. 
 
Twice, in December 2002 and again in May 2003, the ISA Review Board recommended the release of Tian Chua and the others, but the government of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed refused. The matter has now escalated and evidence from a 9 May assault and beating of Tian Chua at the Kemunting detention centre in Perak state indicates the government has no plans to release him. 
 
Tian Chua and the others were detained under the ISA and no evidence has ever been made public. In September 2002, a Malaysian Federal Court panel ruled that three of the detainees, including Tian Chua, had been unlawfully held since their April 2001 arrests. Chief Justice Mohamded Dzaiddin said their detention was merely for intelligence gathering with no link to national security. &quot;... they were not interrogated on the militant actions and neither were they questioned about getting explosives and weapons. I find that there is much force ... that the detentions were for the ulterior purpose and unconnected with national security,&quot; wrote the chief justice. 
 
The ICEM Executive Committee in June 2002 called on the Malaysian goverment to relase Tian Chua and the others, and to abolish the draconian ISA. That pronouncement was reinforced with stronger language at the ICEM Executive on 23 May 2003. 
 
&quot;The ICEM Executive Committee ... calls on the Malaysian government of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed to immediately release Tian Chua and the other detainees without any conditions, and to allow an investigation by the special representative of the Untied Nations General Secretary on Human Rights over their detention and physical abuse while incarcerated. 
 
&quot;The ICEM also calls on the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) to raise the detention of Tian Chua at the 91st Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva from the 2nd - 19th June 2003. 
 
&quot;The ICEM calls on the Malaysian government not to interfere with Tian Chua's pursuit of his Doctorate Degree.&quot; 
 
Tian Chua was handcuffed and then beaten on 9 May after security guards confiscated a laptop computer from his barracks at the Kemunting detention center where he is now being held.

Demand Malaysian Release of Tian Chua

T he Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers Union (PACE) of the U.S. reported late in April that further contract talks failed to end a lockout of 86 employees of Continental Carbon Co. (CCC) in Ponca City, Oklahoma, that began 7 May 2001. An earlier round of talks in March, the first bargaining since last year, set the stage for the failed 28-29 April bargaining. 
 
The lockout represents the longest running labour dispute in the history of the state of Oklahoma. 
 
At the global level, PACE is affiliated to the 20-million-member International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM). In November 2002, ICEM General Secretary Fred Higgs wrote to Leslie Koo, chairman of China Synthetic Rubber Corp. in Taiwan, the parent firm of CCC. There was no response. After April's failed bargaining, Higgs wrote again. 
 
The ICEM, he said, &quot;finds it deplorable that managers of Continental Carbon, in recent negotiations, are continuing their regressive bargaining posture, and are concerned not in the least with reaching a compromise.&quot; He again asked Koo to meet with the global trade federation &quot;to explore possible solutions to end this labour dispute so that the livelihoods of 86 families can be restored.&quot; 
 
CCC is a producer of carbon black, a bonding and filler agent used in the manufacture of tires and other rubber products. Houston, Texas-based CCC has three U.S. plants, all unionized, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Synthetic Rubber Corp. and China Cement Corp., part of the US$36 billion Koo family empire that also includes Chinatrust Bank. 
 
Following April's negotiations, PACE Representative Ernie Anderson, the lead negotiator for Local 5-857 in Ponca City, said, &quot;The company has continued to insist on proposals that no union in the U.S. would ever accept, which demonstrates the company's lack of interest in a settlement.&quot; 
 
Anderson said CCC wants union members to serve as contractors in the plant and to bid against non-union firms for routine maintenance. &quot;The company even insists that union bids be 30% lower than other bids for union workers to perform the maintenance work.&quot; 
 
CCC has been cited by the U.S. government's National Labor Relations Board for labour law violations, and the Ponca City plant is the target of environmental lawsuits. The plant has been operated since the onset of the lockout by replacement workers and management staff, and PACE has called into question the quality of carbon black produced. Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber Co., one of CCC's largest customers, no longer purchases carbon black from the firm. 
 
More information on the lockout can be obtained at www.fightbackonline.org.

American Tragedy: ICEM Again Asks Taiwanese Firm to Settle Carbon Black Lockout

Pay rises averaging between 2.01 and 3.13 per cent have been secured this year by Japanese unions affiliated to the 20-million-strong International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM). 
 
Despite the recent economic downturn in Japan, ICEM unions there demonstrated their strength by winning real pay increases for their members. This year's average wage hikes were only slightly down on the 1997 increases of between 2.29 and 3.19 per cent in plants organised by the ICEM's Japanese unions. But the 1998 annual bargaining round, the shunto, was certainly the toughest in recent years, and the negotiations took longer than usual.

Japanese Unions Win Pay Rises

Pekka Aro, a senior official of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and past deputy general secretary of the ICEF - forerunner of the ICEM - died on Saturday 5 April in a Beijing hospital of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), at the tragically young age of 52. 
 
 

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Pekka Aro 
photographed in 1988 as 
ICEF Deputy General Secretary
After working for the Finnish Glass and Porcelain Workers' Union and the Paper Workers' Union, he distinguished himself in the international trade union movement. He became Deputy General Secretary of the International Federation of Chemical, Energy and General Workers' Unions (ICEF) in 1984 and served in that position until 1989. During this time he was a major motivator in the establishment the joint Working Party on Occupational Health and Safety involving the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and the International Trade Secretariats (ITS - now known as Global Union Federations; GUF). The Working Party has since gone from strength to strength and is now a well-established annual event that has broadened its membership to include health, safety and environmental activists from around the globe. 
 
An author of numerous articles and books, Pekka also played a crucial role in putting together and leading the ICFTU/ICEF investigative mission to Bhopal, India, in the immediate aftermath of the catastrophic chemical release from the Union Carbide plant in that city. The resulting ICFTU/ICEF 'Trade Union Report on Bhopal' subsequently came to be recognised as one of the most thorough reports on the disaster ever produced. The report and its findings were in large part responsible for the development of the ILO Convention on the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents. Mike Wright, Director of Health, Safety and Environment at the United Steelworkers of America, principal author of the Bhopal Report and follow-on chair of the ICFTU/ITS Working Party, on hearing of Pekka's death said: &quot;Pekka combined vision with organisation and absolute integrity with a love for working people. He died on a mission to improve the lives of Asian workers. We will miss him terribly.&quot; 
 
During his tenure at the ICEF, Pekka was personally responsible for overseeing the effective introduction of new technology - long before its importance had been recognised by the rest of the international trade union movement, and long before the internet became a reality. 
 
In 1992 Pekka joined the International Labour Orgnisation (ILO) as a Brussels-based specialist on workers' activities. A year later he was in Budapest busy developing the ILO's work in Central and Eastern Europe in order to assist unions in that region with the enormous challenges of political, economic and social transition. In 1998 he joined the ILO's Employment Department, where he was responsible for its skills, knowledge and employability programme until his untimely death. 
 
In paying tribute to Pekka's memory, ICEM general secretary, Fred Higgs, said that: &quot;Pekka will be remembered by many people for many things. From the perspective of the ICEM, he will be particularly remembered as someone with a vision of a modern, effective organisation and the tenacity to make it happen. Pekka had a strong sense of international solidarity and great respect for different cultures. At this time all our thoughts are with his family&quot;. 
 
In a letter of condolences to his family, ICFTU General Secretary Guy Ryder recalled Pekka's &quot;Outstanding contribution to improving the lives of working people. Pekka Aro worked tirelessly for those most in need of his special talents. He always remembered his roots in the trade union movement, and his energy, good humour and commitment to building a better world will be sadly missed by all those who had the privilege of knowing and working with him&quot;. 
 
Pekka's many friends around the world are united in their sorrow for a life cut short in tragic circumstances. He is survived by his wife Ritva and three children, Eemili, Pilvi and Oskari.

Tribute to Pekka Aro

The oil sector's first-ever globally applicable agreement on industrial relations was signed in Copenhagen on 7 July between energy multinational Statoil and the trade unions. 
 
A major player in oil, gas and related industries, Statoil has operations in 27 countries and employs more than 18,000 people. 
 
The agreement covers basic trade union rights, health, safety and the environment, information and training. 
 

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IN GLOBAL ACCORD: (l. to r.) Statoil's Jostein Gaasemyr, ICEM's and NOPEF's Lars Myhre and ICEM's Vic Thorpe. 
(photo: ICEM) 

Signing for the unions were Lars Myhre and Vic Thorpe.
Myhre is President of the Norwegian oil and petrochemical workers' union NOPEF and chairman of the oil industry section of the 20-million-strong International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM). 
 
Thorpe is the ICEM's General Secretary. 
 
For Statoil, the agreement was signed by Jostein Gaasemyr, Vice-President of Labour Relations. 
 
The declared aim of the agreement is to &quot;create an open channel of information between NOPEF/ICEM and Statoil Management about industrial relations issues in order to continuously improve and develop good work practices in Statoil's worldwide operations.&quot; It applies to &quot;all Statoil operations over which the company has direct control, i.e. Statoil is the operator.&quot; 
 
Statoil, NOPEF and the ICEM &quot;affirm their support for fundamental human rights in the community and in the place of work.&quot; They also &quot;recognise the importance of protecting health, safety and well-being at work&quot; and share concerns about the impact that &quot;production and distribution may have upon the natural and human environment.&quot; 
 
Many of the agreement's specific provisions are linked to the relevant standards (Conventions) set by the UN's International Labour Organisation (ILO). 
 
In particular, the unions' new global agreement with Statoil includes the following commitments [quote]: 
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 <div>the right of every employee to be represented by a union of his or her own choice and the basic trade union rights as defined by ILO Conventions 87 and 98. Statoil therefore agrees not to oppose efforts to unionise its employees. 
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 <div>to employ no forced or bonded labour as proscribed in the ILO Conventions 29 and 105 
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 <div>to employ no child labour as proscribed by ILO Convention 138 
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 <div>to exercise equality of opportunity and treatment in employment as required by ILO Conventions 100 and 111 
 to pay fair wages and benefits according to good industry standards in the country concerned 
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 <div>to provide a safe work environment, deploying common &quot;best practice&quot; standards. 
 [end of quote] </div>
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</ul>
 
NOPEF/ICEM and Statoil will meet annually to review progress in implementing the agreement. In addition to general industrial issues and matters concerning health, safety and the environment, the annual meeting may address the following topics [quote]: 
<ul>
 <li>the economic and financial position of the company and the development of its business, major industrial and technological projects 
 </li>
 <li>general corporate policy on employment/occupational health, safety and environmental issues affecting the company 
 </li>
 <li>training matters 
 </li>
 <li>issues affecting the exercise of trade union rights 
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 <li>any other issues mutually agreed upon. 
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</ul>
The agreement gives full protection to union officers and to employees who provide information on its observance and implementation. Statoil itself undertakes to make available &quot;relevant information and other agreed facilities&quot; to union delegates, in return for a commitment by the unions to respect the commercial confidentiality of the information provided. 
 
The global agreement explicitly does not replace local-level industrial relations, and it embodies &quot;the principle that industrial relations issues are best resolved as close as possible to the place of work.&quot; 
 
&quot;NOPEF/ICEM and Statoil will both contribute to specific training programmes,&quot; the agreement states. This will include health and environment &quot;best practice&quot; training for union delegates from countries where Statoil is the operator and management training programmes within Statoil. &quot;In case of NOPEF/ICEM contributions to Statoil training programmes, costs may be covered by Statoil subject to agreement.&quot; 
 
Commented Statoil's Jostein Gaasemyr : &quot;This is an important step for Statoil, because we see the implementation of human rights as a crucial challenge in some of the environments in which we do business. This is an extension to the global level of the constructive, problem-solving relationship that Statoil has maintained with NOPEF for the past twenty years. We have long worked together with NOPEF,and NOPEF has now provided the link forward to our new global cooperation with the ICEM&quot;. 
 
The new agreement is &quot;a major step forward for global industrial relations in the oil industry,&quot; Lars Myhre commented. &quot;It will benefit the workers and the company. Not for the first time, Statoil has shown itself to be a far-sighted employer with a good understanding of its own longer-term interests.&quot; 
 
&quot;This is an important day for the ICEM and for the world trade union movement,&quot; said Vic Thorpe. &quot;Statoil has recognised that it makes sense for a global company to relate to trade unions globally, as well as nationally and locally. We are confident that more such agreements will follow soon in the oil industry and in other sectors where the ICEM represents the world's workers.&quot;

Oil Company and Unions Sign First Worldwide Agreement

&quot;Global unionism&quot; is a must for the world's rubber manufacturing workers' unions. To achieve it, they launched a new action plan in Kuala Lumpur today. 
 
Worldwide employment in the rubber manufacturing sectors has been heavily impacted over the past five years by the twin pressures of technology and industry concentration. 
 
 

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ICEM's George Becker: 
 
&quot;We will add a new global - global unionism.&quot; 
 
(Photo: USWA) 

Unions representing rubber manufacturing workers of all continents met in the Malaysian capital today and yesterday to assess the effects of these trends and to draw up a strategic plan of action. The union leaders were taking part in the World Rubber Industry Conference of the 20-million-strong International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM). 
 
&quot;The largest tyre manufacturers all have global strategies,&quot; George Becker pointed out. Becker is President of the ICEM-affiliated United Steel Workers of America (USWA), which organises rubber workers. &quot;With the help of the ICEM,&quot; he said, &quot;the major unions in the tyre industry are putting together a team to develop our own strategic plan.&quot; 
 
Becker chaired the discussions in Kuala Lumpur and was unanimously re-elected as chairman of the ICEM Rubber Industry Section. 
 
Elements of the rubber unions' new worldwide action plan include: 
 
Regular detailed information exchange between unions on company strategies and terms and conditions of employment. This will assist unions' preparations for collective bargaining. 
 
An integrated global support system between unions in the industry. This will uphold and extend the organisation of workers in independent and strong unions. 
 
Where necessary, recourse to the international standards and monitoring mechanisms of the UN's International Labour Organisation (ILO) on the protection of basic trade union rights. Special attention will be paid to the concerns of women, who often form the majority of the workforce in the rubber industry's important non-tyre sector. 
 
Strategic planning through a newly established Steering Group which will identify targets and coordinate support and solidarity activities on an ongoing basis. 
 
Intensified work on building trade union networks within key rubber multinationals. These Company Networks involve trade union representatives and officials who negotiate with the company in question. 
 
A higher profile for health, safety and environment issues within the industry. Action will include a campaign to &quot;responsibilise&quot; the various company &quot;Responsible Care&quot; programmes and to ensure trade union involvement in all such initiatives. 
 
Global companies need to be confronted by global unions, the Kuala Lumpur delegates insisted. A key trade union demand must, they said, be the establishment of international agreements guaranteeing basic trade union rights and accepting the principle of universal &quot;best practice&quot; health and safety standards throughout each company's worldwide operations. 
 
&quot;We are constantly reminded of the global economy and global trade,&quot; Becker concluded. &quot;Well, we will add a new 'global' - global unionism.&quot;

Rubber Unions Go Global

T he New Zealand's Engineering, Printing &amp; Manufacturing Union Inc. (EPMU) is fighting for a new collective agreement at Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) - as the last one expired nearly two years ago. 
 
At the global level, the Engineering, Printing &amp; Manufacturing Union Inc. is affiliated to the 20-million-strong International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM) 
 
On 8 March 2003 an indefinite strike by Production workers began. They have had no wage increase since two years, even though down-sizing means workers are expected to do more. 
 
CHH wants to: 
 
 
 
&sect; Reduce safety standards on site by replacing the on-site professional fire brigade and requiring production workers to train for fire-fighting and emergency rescue duties. 
 
&sect; Reduce workers' incomes. The salary offer means a loss of $10,000 pa for most, with longer hours. The choice? Keep existing pay structure, but lose conditions such as safety and the certainty of an agreed training and promotion process. 
 
Carter Holt Harvey is New Zealand's second-largest company, employing 8000 workers in this country. It is controlled by the giant American company International Paper. 
 
On 25 March 2003 CHH tried to make Kinleith product at its Whakatane Mill. CHH's lawyer argued that this was not a breach of s97 of the Employment Relations Act (substituting for striking workers) because the work was not being done on the same premises. CHH contended workers would be refusing a lawful instruction if they did not do the work. CHH later abandoned the attempt to do Kinleith work at Whakatane, but the incident again signals the extent to which CHH will go to test out the boundaries of the law and gain an advantage in the bargaining. 
 
 
 
Local MP urges resolution to Kinleith dispute 
 
 
&quot;We are in a new era, and the clear intent of legislative change was to promote a more co-operative industrial environment,&quot; Mark Burton said. 
 
&quot;I urge Carter Holt Harvey to move on from the outmoded attitudes of the 1990s and get around the table with union representatives to negotiate a fair settlement. 
 
&quot;This is an issue of import to our local community and to all of New Zealand. The situation requires nothing less than genuine good faith negotiations.&quot;

Strike of IP-controlled Carter Holt Harvey Kinleith in New Zealand

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