Labour writes to Talley's urging resolution of five-month Affco meatworkers dispute

By Fiona Rotherham Feb. 3 (BusinessDesk) - The Labour Party has urged Talley’s Group to resolve the five-month dispute between Affco and Wairoa meatworkers, saying it is causing severe financial hardship for the employees, their families and the local community. Labour’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway said he and leader Andrew Little have written to the owners of Affco, Peter and Michael Talley, expressing concern that about 170 Wairoa workers have been locked out of their workplace since last September despite an Emp...