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  • Buckley workers win first collective
  • 12 May, 2008

    Workers at high-tech manufacturer Buckley Systems ratified their first ever collective agreement on Monday after union membership grew from three members to nearly ninety in a period of...

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  • Business must use ETS delay to invest in sustainability
  • 6 May, 2008

    The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union says businesses must use the Government's decision to delay the phase out of free carbon allocations as an opportunity to make their...

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  • Assa action brings rewards
  • 5 May, 2008

    Workers at fastener manufacturer Assa Abloy have won an 11% pay rise over two years following four days of low-level industrial action - the first time industrial...

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  • Ecolab workers return to work
  • 5 May, 2008

    Workers at Ecolab's Hamilton plant have returned to work after four weeks of strike action, with the company still refusing to sign onto the Metals MECA. However, the...

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  • CTU welcomes delay in tariff cuts
  • 5 May, 2008

    The Government announced has announced import tariffs will be held at their 1 July 2009 levels until 30 June 2011. The announcement means manufacturing operations currently protected...

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