Another 42 workers were today made redundant in Christchurch from collapsed textile manufacturer Lane Walker Rudkin (LWR).
The lay-offs bring to 228 the total number of staff to have lost their jobs with the company since it went into receivership in mid-May, the National Distribution Union (NDU) said.
NDU national secretary Robert Reid said workers were called to meetings this afternoon and told the news.
"All redundant workers were told that their notice took effect immediately."
Mr Reid said the union would offer its redundancy support programme to the workers.
He said the receivers had advised that all Christchurch LWR workers, including those made redundant today, would receive their preferential holiday and redundancy pay capped at $16,420.
However, the union was concerned that receivers hadn't made the same statements regarding the payout to redundant workers from LWR's Wairarapa subsidiary, Bouzaid and Ballaben, which has also gone into liquidation.
"LWR and Bouzaid and Ballaben were run as one company and there should be no discrimination against LWR's Wairarapa workers," Mr Reid said.
The union would take the issue up with the receivers for Bouzaid and Ballaben.
He said the union also wanted accountability for the collapse from former LWR owners and their lender, Westpac Bank.
