New Zealand umpires threaten to go on strike
The New Zealand cricket team has struggled to find their form of late and the Cricket Board has been in a fix over the deterioration of their national cricket team. Not only have they lost an ODI series to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747, the Kiwi
team has also failed to make their mark in the ODI series being played in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 against India. Whilst the troubles of the Kiwi team are truly worrying, more problems are brewing for the Cricket board back home as the umpires of the domestic cricket circuit
have threatened to go on strike due to a dispute over their wages.
According to reports, "New Zealand's top umpires considered going on strike in the opening round of the domestic Twenty20 competition last week due to pay concerns. The elite umpiring panel has run out of patience with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754
Cricket and discussed not standing in the HRV Cup last Thursday.”
The umpires however decided to stay mum over the matter for a bit, but the real worry is the adamant stance of the New Zealand Cricket board that appears to be in absolutely no mood to bend to any such demands.
"The umpires have hired a professional negotiator to renegotiate their contracts with NZC Chief Executive Justin Vaughan,” the report said.
The panel of umpires who are voicing their concerns over their wages comprise of, Gary http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Walker-c95903, Evan Watkin, along with a few others.
At present these umpires are earning on average around 40,000 dollars.
The chief of the New Zealand Cricket Players association has confirmed reports of the umpires heading on a collision course, with the cricket board. He said that it was imperative that their demands be considered and an amicable
solution to this moribund be reached. Otherwise this dilemma would seriously hamper the development of cricket in the country.
He said that the Cricket Board needs to realize that they should work on building trust between the management and the employees as it is conducive to creating a healthy environment in the institution as a whole. He hoped that
in the end, common sense would prevail amongst the two conflicting parties who should be able to negotiate a contract that is in the best interest of both the parties.
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