After workers commenced strike action at Toll Logistics this morning, the company has agreed to conclude a new collective agreement and settle outstanding legal cases, says First Union organiser Jared Abbott.
More than 20 workers in Auckland called for Toll Australia and its owners Japan Post to investigate a series of systemic breaches to their collective agreement.
These alleged breaches included unpaid overtime, underpayments, and unjustified financial disadvantage.
Negotiations started in May, but talks were prolonged because Toll refused to settle unless the Union withdrew proceedings against the company in the Employment Relations Authority, says the First Union.
It says workers at Toll Logistics in Auckland were prepared to strike until Christmas if necessary.
The new three-year collective agreement includes back pay and a wage increase of 8% over three years.
The First Union says it looks forward to a productive relationship with the company going forward.
