the_taieri_gorge_train_heading_for_dunedin_from_po_4f39f7fa64.jpg Six train trips could be cancelled on a cruise ship day. Photo ODTSix train excursions may be cancelled on a cruise ship day over a stoush the Railway and Maritime Transport Union says will cost little more than $10,000 to resolve. The union yesterday announced its 32 members would strike on November 25 — the day a 1258-passenger ship is due in Port Chalmers — if a stalemate on pay negotiations with Dunedin Railways cannot be broken. Mr Mann said the strike would cost the company "in the thousands of dollars". "The RMTU have chosen a cruise ship day for this strike so the impact will be wider than it would normally be and threatens what is an important part of Dunedin’s tourism industry," Mr Mann said.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 10, 2016 17:03 UTC