The head of Hellaby Automotive says his company is committing to a mutually agreeable outcome over a collective agreement under negotiation with the union representing its workers.
Distribution centre workers at Hellaby owned car parts supplier Brake and Transmission (BNT) walked off the job yesterday.
The First Union claims it the second time in as many months and that the company continues postponing negotiations.
However, while Hellaby Automotive chief executive Colin Daly had no comment to make about the union’s action yesterday, he told Auto Media Group the company is committing to a mutually agreeable outcome.
“We are participating in good faith in discussions to form a collective agreement with the union,” says Daly.
The distribution centre workers initiated bargaining five months ago and walked off the job last December saying the company’s nil pay offer meant they would struggle to keep up with skyrocketing house prices.
“We have been in bargaining since August, and the company is offering nothing, ” says FIRST Union organiser Emir Hodzic.
In December BNT workers were part of a “strike wave” where distribution centre workers at Brand Developers TV Shop and gib board distributor CV Compton walked off the job to protest low wages.
