“This morning we lifted our lockout notice and challenged the union to lift their strike notice for this Thursday and Friday,” said Tony Gibson, chief executive of Ports of Auckland. “It’s therefore highly disappointing to instead get hit with a further strike, right over Christmas.”
“This is counter-productive. This industrial action has already cost Ports of Auckland one major shipping service. Further disruption will put even more jobs at risk without advancing talks between the parties,” he added.
The company has agreed to meet with the union for further mediation tomorrow (Thursday 8th).
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