A toilet paper manufacturer, which has locked workers out at its Kawerau mill, is now threatening those workers - and their union - with $500,000 in damages.
The legal threat by Purex manufacturer Essity comes three weeks after the company shut the mill, blocking 145 workers from going to work.
This all started after staff called for an inflation adjustment in their collective agreement.
The company has not responded to our request for an interview.
The Pulp and Paper Workers Union says the move is devastating for workers.
Secretary Tane Phillips spoke to Māni Dunlop.
