National Executive, FAT (Furniture, Timber and Allied Trades) union NATIONAL negotiations sawmill owners have reached After rejecting the offer OT per the involved, TGWU, GMWU and FTAT met Friday and unanimously decided to in the industry to strike one day a week from 14 February.
They also ordered a complete ban on overtime and a reduction in piecework.
This is the first time in manv vears strike ac tion has been taken by sawmill workers The industry has never been renowned for industrial action. Thouah sawmill operators are highly skilled _in tel craft, dustry have lagged behind similar types work and building trades industry for many years.
During recent wage negotiations employers havete loss high ages equals 10ST • jobs. redundancies have escalated while pav has remained low, so this excuse is wearing thin This time we're out to show the owners we're serious about a decent wage by putting