F&P Workers Consider Latest Collective Agreement Offer

Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 9:41 pm
Press Release: EPMU

Wednesday 21 September, 2011
Media Advisory

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare workers finish meetings to consider latest collective agreement settlement offer

Fisher and Paykel Healthcare workers at the company’s Highbrook factory have finished a round of meetings to vote on their employer’s latest offer to settle negotiations for a new collective agreement.

A full media statement will be released tomorrow after all 900 union members, represented by the EPMU and NDU, have been informed of the result of the ballot held at today’s meetings.

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