Union wants Chorus held to account for under-paid linesman. Does it have a case?
Where does the buck stop when a contractor or sub-contractor mistreats a worker?
E tu says Chorus must be called to account after revelations about the work practices at Frontier Communications as part of the UFB rollout in Nelson.
The union says Frontier linesman Wilem Brown was paid $12 an hour, less than the legal minimum wage($15.75).
The controversy comes on the
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Union wants Chorus held to account for under-paid linesman. Does it have a case?
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