Air NZ engineers’ strike action called off, negotiations were successful

Air NZ engineers’ strike action called off, negotiations were successful

Air New Zealand says three days of strike action planned for next weekhas been called off.

“Three days of mediated negotiations concluded this [Wednesday] evening with the parties reaching an agreement that the unions will now take to their members to vote on,” it said in a statement.

Bill Newson, the national secretary of E Tū, told Stuff on Wednesday night that the union had reached settlement with the airline and that “did include lifting the strike action”.Read more…