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Kiwirail and union members demonstrate collective bargaining
Kiwirail and union members show how good collective bargaining can be
Council of Trade Unions Secretary
Sam Huggard extended his congratulations to Kiwirail and
Rail and Maritime Union (RMTU) members today for reaching a constructive and progressive deal
yesterday to lift pay and work in partnership. Mr
Huggard says this deal disproves recent scaremongering by
employers like the Ports of Tauranga that Multi Employer
Collective Agreements hamper business.
"Good employers welcome engagement through bargaining with union members as a way to enhance their business and bring mutual benefits to employers and the people working for them. Kiwirail has just demonstrated how it’s supposed to be done with this settlement, by negotiating across all its sites in good faith and making their employment conditions fairer and more consistent."
"This is in stark contrast to some voices, like Ports of Tauranga, who have wilfully misrepresented the Employment Relations Amendment Bill, claiming it will deny their employees choice. Their position denies their staff have - nor should have - any agency, voice or mind of their own. That’s stone-age thinking, unbecoming of a large modern employer."
"The RMTU leadership has said that it is a ‘huge relief’ that they can report Kiwirail is listening to the people who work on the rails and basing fair pay on their real world working systems. This high trust and open model of dialogue between union members and employers should be the norm for employment relationships. Well done to Kiwirail for showing other employers how it should be done - we look forward to seeing the benefits flow through our rail network."
ENDS
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Te Kauae Kaimahi
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi brings together over 350,000 New Zealand union members in 40 affiliated unions. We are the united voice for working people and their families in New Zealand.
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