Disrupted Start for Rolleston
Youth Facility a Coincidence
“The timing of the two day
strike by NUPE Child Youth and Family workers which has
affected the shift of the Christchurch Youth Justice
facility is a coincidence,” said Lynda Boyd, Organiser of
the National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) today.
She was commenting on Youth Justice residence manager
Shirley Johnson’s comments that the strike from Wednesday to
Friday this week had thwarted hopes of a smooth shift from
Kingslea to Rolleston for the youth corrections facility Te
Puna Wai O Tuhinapo also occurring this week.
“Negotiations have been underway since May with previous
strike action occurring over a month ago,” said Lynda Boyd.
“Last ditch mediation failed to settle the dispute last week
and so the strike is proceeding.”
“The fact is that the
majority of NUPE CYFS members in Christchurch work at
Kingslea and will be transferring to the two new facilities
one at Rolleston and another at Kingslea,” said Lynda Boyd.
“Another large group of members work at Weymouth which is
the Auckland youth corrections facility.”
“NUPE members in
these two facilities alongside CYFS workers in Auckland,
Wellington, Napier and Christchurch will be rallying over
the next two days protesting the unequal treatment for
administrative workers,” said Lynda Boyd.
“Social
Workers want the support staff who must front up to the
anger and difficulties of families or whanau arising from
CYFS actions, to receive the same percentage increases as
they
get.”
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