The irrelevance formerly known as Phil Goff

The Herald reports how Sealord do not want Phil Goff on their premises.

The irrelevance formerly known as Phil Goff believed he was needed to counsel Sealord workers, Sealord said:-

Sealord chief executive Graham Stuart told the Nelson Mail it did not want MPs on site as restructuring was in its final stages and it was a “sensitive time”.

“We’ve had enough disruption to the workplace,” he told the newspaper.

“They’ve (MPs) got enough mileage out of this political football.”

However:-

The company is in the process of laying off 130 staff at the factory and Mr Goff had hoped to visit today with Service and Food Workers Union representatives.

However, there was a “high level of sensitivity on the part of Sealord management” and access had been denied.

“…some of the workers had been keen to speak to me so it’s disappointing that the company feels that sensitivities are such that we can’t go on the job site today,” Mr Goff said.

“Essentially we wanted to be there to address any questions asked by workers, to express our sympathy and support for people who have been laid off through no fault of their own, and not having the opportunity to do that is regrettable but that is a call that the company has made.”

Why should a private company allow politicians on their premises to make political points? The workers can meet Goff other than during the working day. Why should the company allow Goff and the union to disrupt work time to score political points?

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