THE DISPUTE between employees and management at Ballarat brake manufacturer FMP continues to rage.
More than a month after the initial strike, it does not seem a resolution is on the horizon.
A scheduled meeting between the two parties this morning proved fruitless, according to Australian Manufacturers Working Union representative Colin Muir.
Mr Muir said FMP management had agreed to submit a document outlining proposed conditions which employees could read over, but that did not happen.
''We were hoping to get hold of a document that has been promised for a month,'' he said.
''We were meant to get it at 9:30 but they didn't have it.''
FMP general manager Graeme Dixon said he was unsure what was expected of the meeting as he had not received an agenda.
He said it was previously agreed the document &mdah; outlining the enterprise bargaining agreement — was to be submitted at some time today.
''They will have the document by the end of the day,'' he said.
With a resolution at least a week away, many employees have previously motioned they did not want to strike any further and they just wanted to return to work.
Mr Dixon said a secret ballot taken last week indicated the employees accepted the companies conditions.
''We were a little surprised by the feedback from the union, we understood the result of the vote was the final outcome,'' he said.
''We believed today's meeting was to confirm the employees had agreed.
''Now they're (the union) proposing employees take yet another vote.
''It must be very confusing for them.''
Mr Muir said industrial action would stop in the meantime as there was a split decision between employees as to whether they wanted to continue to strike.
''We didn't want people locked into a long, ongoing permanent dispute,'' he said.
''It's really a deadlock.''
A meeting will be held on Wednesday between employees and the AMWU to discuss further action.