Air NZ gets Easter all-clear
AUCKLAND – EPMU, the union representing Air New Zealand staff, has dropped plans to strike at Easter although industrial action currently underway is expected to continue.
The EPMU said Air New Zealand had applied to the Employment Court for an injunction to prevent the strike on the grounds that one aspect of the strike notice was unclear.
The union negotiating team considered that the strike notice was unlikely to survive the court action and that with other litigation initiated by both the company and the union it was better to focus our legal resources on these other issues,” the EPMU said.
Zeal, the company which supplies Air New Zealand with cabin crew for its A320 services on Pacific and trans-Tasman routes, has suspended nine of its staff.
Air New Zealand Group general manager Bruce Parton said he had been advised by Zeal that the cabin crew were suspended for non-compliance with their strike notice.
“We are extremely disappointed that some Zeal cabin crew are resorting to childish tactics like wearing feather bowers, lace gloves, pink wigs and placing stickers on their foreheads and buttocks.
“The uniform identifies cabin crew, which is important for safety reasons, as well as the ability to convey authority and professionalism,†Parton said.
“Air New Zealand has respected the fact Zeal staff are legally entitled to take industrial action.
“However, we would hope that commonsense prevails and they adhere to their obligations under the strike notice.
“Abusing that right and overstepping the mark is nothing short of dumb.â€
Ian Jarrett
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