Auckland passenger train maintenance workers will go on strike next Tuesday unless they are offered a pay deal they accept.
Photo: RNZ / Laura Tupou
Rail and Maritime Transport Union organiser Rudd Hughes said if the industrial action went ahead on 14 May, there would be fewer trains on Auckland tracks.
The Spanish-based international labour hire company CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) employs the workers, who maintain passenger trains for Auckland Metro.
The workers said they were paid $7000 a year less than workers doing similar jobs for KiwiRail.