News from 2007-08

Workers at Pronto Print in Wellington have had a good boost to their retirement savings after negotiating a 6.5% deal with 4% going into their KiwiSaver accounts. The...

The first union members to come through the Learning Reps programme had their graduation at the CTU this week. The programme, which is designed to help people...

Around 50 workers at Dux Industries in Lower Hutt stand to lose their jobs after the company announced last week it would be closing its manufacturing operations...

A further thirteen workers at Wycliffe Press’ Dunedin plant have been made redundant after the company decided to move its rotary press operations to Auckland this week. The...

The second round of negotiations for the Plastics MECA concluded this week and delegates met around the country on Monday to discuss the membership response. The Plastics is...

The Families Commission says the government’s parental leave policy should be extended so that more people are eligible for more support. Paid parental leave was introduced by the...

The EPMU says Air New Zealand needs to recognise the contribution its workers have made towards the company’s $214 million net profit for the year to July. The...

Around a dozen mostly minimum wage workers at Auckland’s Airport Gateway Hotel are standing strong under pressure as they enter the fourth week of a lockout that...

APN began its handover of newspaper subbing to outside contractor PageMasters this week and expects to complete the process in around a month. The contracting out means papers...

The EPMU’s Vehicle Testing New Zealand recruitment campaign is taking off in Auckland with new members joining every day and it’s expected the campaign will roll out across...