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Court delays as industrial action hits PAULA HULBURT
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Industrial action hit Blenheim District Court yesterday sparking frustration among defendants who were not seen. Public Service Association union members at the Ministry of
Justice voted to work to rule last week. The move caused delays at the court on Monday as staff performed their minimum duties and no more. PSA national sector justice lead Willie Cochran says its members had voted to work to rule as part
of collecting bargaining. Resentment was rife outside court after Judge David Ruth revealed there was not time to see defendants waiting to be seen in the morning session. The afternoon session was set to go ahead as scheduled. “It took a lot for me to make it
here today,” one defendant said on hearing he would not be appearing, “I’m not made of money.” Staff are seeking a settlement which properly recognises the cost-of-living pressure on workers. The actions mean they will no
longer work overtime or miss breaks they are entitled to by law. In a statement, Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann says the breaks indicated in the action are two 10-minute breaks at 10.30am and 3pm and an hour lunch
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