March 17, 2008
Media Advisory
Ecolab workers suspend strike for mediation
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing members at Ecolab in Hamilton have put their industrial action on hold in
advance of mediation with the company tomorrow morning.
The workers began strike action last week over the multi-billion dollar US-owned company’s refusal to accept their claim
to join the Metals industry agreement – one of the country’s largest multi employer collective agreements (MECA).
The Metals agreement covers more than a hundred general manufacturing workplaces and is due to be renegotiated in May
this year.
The strike now involves fifteen chemical workers and is the first of its kind for the company’s New Zealand operations.
ENDS