These two guys are delegates at Open Country Cheese. On the left is Lotao Aliimatafitafi and Dave te Iringa is on the right.
They, with the rest of their team have done a great job in building community support – though to be fair Talleys and the manager have helped a lot too.
I can’t go into details on the current state of the dispute. My briefing was confidential.
Lotao is a pretty recent employee. People who have been around rugby circles might remember him as a talented young front rower a few years back. He has been playing professional rugby in France for the last five years.
Dave is the guy that management accussed of breaking a van window with a rock. Their problem was that they supplied the Police with a video that showed Dave was rolling a smoke with two hands throughout the incident which looks like it was caused by a stone from a preceeding car. While some of my colleagues past and present might regard rolling a smoke as a worse thing to do it isn’t illegal.
Being delegates isn’t easy at the best of time. Leading during a lockout in a rural area is tough. Good work guys.
