CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN WINSTONE PULP INTERNATIONAL, THE NDU AND THE EPMU

A Case Study Commissioned by the Partnership Resource Centre

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The purpose of this occasional paper series is to provide case studies and other publications to promote best practice and share experience in partnership approaches.
The views expressed in this occasional paper do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Labour.
ISBN xxxx
© 2006 Partnership Resource Centre, Department of Labour, PO Box 3705, Wellington, New Zealand
Ph 64-4-931-6066
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Contents

1. Introduction, Purpose and Background
   • Introduction
   • Purpose
   • About the parties and the industry
   • The pulp industry
   • Winstone Pulp International
   • The National Distribution Union
   • The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union
   • Unions working together
   • Method
2. What Motivates the Parties to Work Together?
   • A shared vision.
   • WPI’s motivations
   • The unions’ motivations
   • Implementing the preamble
3. The Collective Agreement
   • Site Consultative/Participative Committee
   • Sick leave
   • Recruitment and promotion
   • Shift rosters
   • Salarisation and skill-based pay
   • Self-managed teams and key performance indicators
   • Training
   • Staffing levels
4. The Parties’ Relationship Today and the Challenges Ahead
   • Communication
   • Overtime
   • Making self-managed teams work in maintenance
   • The challenge for middle managers
   • Training
5. Conclusions: Lessons and Reflections
   • Employers benefit from well-organised unions
   • Your issues are my issues
   • Develop a framework that supports working together
   • Create depth of understanding about change
   • Concluding comments
   • Appendix: Acknowledements and List of Interviewees

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