Port strike
In case anyone hasn’t noticed, the Ports of Auckland have been ground to a halt by strike action from 250 members of the […]
workers’ rights
NDU, SFWU and Unite to form super-union
I was wondering when this was going to break. From Molesworth and Featherston this morning (offline, subscription only): Two private-sector unions are poised […]
Subway cheese conspiracy
Some of you might remember an incident at Subway in Dunedin earlier this year. A young woman who worked there was fired in […]
Unite ends youth rates at McDonalds
Congratulations to Unite for ending youth rates at McDonalds. Not that you’ll get that story from the media coverage, which gives the impression […]
Fairer pay for youth workers
The Herald has the story: Workers aged 16 and 17 will earn the adult minimum wage once they have been in the job […]
He’s whatever you want him to be – except if you’re a worker
John Key’s swallowed a lot of rats to make National look electable: nuclear free, war in Iraq, fighter jets, paid parental leave, climate […]
Stood up, fought back
The National Distribution Union‘s put a together a bit of a clip showing some of the struggles its members have been through over […]
Gateway Hotel workers still standing strong
Just got these photos in from the picket line at the Airport Gateway Hotel in Auckland, where a dozen low-paid staff have now […]
Trouble at the Gateway Hotel
One of the worrying trends in industrial relations in recent times has been employers’ rediscovery of the lockout as a tool to break […]