RMTU, KiwiRail Holdings Limited and KiwiRail Limited Multi Employer Collective Employment AgreementMarch 1st, 2021
FiledMarch 1st, 2021This negotiation was commenced when the parties agreed to a bargaining process agreement prior to meeting in joint session. The negotiations were disrupted and overshadowed by the COVID-19 19 pandemic and KiwiRail’s claims of massive tonnage volume and income reductions. The Board and senior management had announced salary reductions of various magnitude and there was a stated expectation from the Company that the MECA workforce would share the burden.