AFFCO is taking the Meat Workers Union to the Employment Relations Authority over what it says are misleading and deceptive statements in the media.
AFFCO is taking the Meat Workers Union to the Employment Relations Authority. Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson
The two sides are locked in a long-running collective bargaining dispute.
The Talley's-owned company said the union breached its good faith obligations as part of the negotiations by widely circulating false and unbalanced content.
It pointed to a recent press release which said 100 union members had been targeted during a round of lay-offs.
The union disputed the accusations, and said it would defend itself.
It said there has been no bargaining in more than a year.