[2011] NZEmpC 12 Unite Union Inc and Sherman v SkyCity Auckland Ltd [pdf, 205 KB]
...of view. However, in the ebb and flow of industrial action, steps taken to weaken the opposition‟s bargaining position in order to strengthen ones own, providing they fall within the definition of lawful strikes and lockouts, are expressly permitted by the Act. If strike action or lockout action can be reduced in its impact by the other side‟s response, that may weaken the party taking the industrial action and persuade it to return to the bargaining table, rather than cont...