| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 240/07 |
| Hearing date | 9 Aug 2007 |
| Determination date | 09 August 2007 |
| Member | D King |
| Representation | P Carrucan ; P Davies |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Webb v NZ Tramways and Public Passenger Transport Employees Union (Auckland Branch) |
| Summary | DISPUTE – Applicant alleged respondent disregarded union rules – Four unions, including respondent, engaged in negotiating multi union collective agreement – Respondent wanted to carry out postal ratification ballot – Applicant preferred stopwork meeting and claimed postal ballot could only be conducted if approved by National Council – Rules did not prohibit postal ballot - Authority accepted respondent’s Management Committee given power by rules to require postal ballot – Union had not had functioning National Council for many years - Rules did not provide for its involvement in negotiating employment agreements and made no sense for it to determine ratification method – Authority could not direct method of ratification – Question answered in favour of respondent |
| Result | Question answered in favour of respondent ; Costs reserved |
| Main Category | Dispute |
| Number of Pages | 4 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 240_07.pdf [pdf 18 KB] |