Labour Court finds strike did not breach construction agreement

The Labour Court found a complaint by the Construction Industry Federation against the Building And Allied Trades Union not well founded, dated 9 October 2006. The complaint concerned the Union’s support for a strike at P Elliott & Co. Limited over pay and conditions beyond those set by a registered employment agreement. The Court said the agreement’s dispute procedure ended when it issued a recommendation. The strike, which followed the Union’s rejection of that recommendation, therefore did not contravene the agreement, a requirement for the statutory complaint to apply.