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Ridiculous CEO salaries in aged-care
Monday, 15 June 2015, 2:00 pm | The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota
Ridiculous CEO salaries in aged-care On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the union representing aged-care workers is extremely disappointed to see the CEOs of aged-care providers earning megabucks while many of their employees are paid a pittance. Three ... More >>
Mental Health Workers Win Discrimination Case Against PACT
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 9:31 am | The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota
Community support workers employed by Dunedin based care provider PACT have won an important discrimination case against their employer over a dispute that dates back to 2011. More >>
Union challenges non-payment of travel time for home workers
Sunday, 25 November 2012, 10:32 am | The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota
One year after winning the historic case for payment of sleepovers for disability support workers, the Service and Food Workers Union has filed another landmark case. More >>
Living Wage Aotearoa New Zealand Campaign launch
Monday, 21 May 2012, 12:03 pm | The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota
On Wednesday 23 May, a new campaign to fight poverty and inequality will be launched in Auckland. The launch will mark the beginning of a new community movement, with a goal to end poverty wages and achieve a living wage for all workers. More >>
Meagre Pay Rises Don’t Cut it for Working Poor
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 2:46 pm | The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota
“Minuscule pay rises have little impact on the lowest paid workers in New Zealand who are increasingly slipping into poverty,” said Service and Food Workers Union National Secretary John Ryall today. More >>
Living Wage Needed Now Says Union
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 2:41 pm | The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota
Service And Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota Media Release 19 April 2012 Living Wage Needed Now Says Union The union representing 23,000 of New Zealand’s lowest paid workers has welcomed the political discussion on the need for a living wage. ... More >>
Stopwork Meetings As Oceania Industrial Action Escalates
Monday, 12 March 2012, 12:06 pm | The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota
12 March 2012 Staff at Oceania rest homes around the country will decide at stopwork meetings on Wednesday whether to extend their nine-month industrial dispute. Members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) and the Service and Food Workers Union, ... More >>
English admits workers can’t survive on Nats minimum wage
Sunday, 6 November 2011, 9:12 pm | The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota
The Service Workers Union Ngā Ringa Tota said today that Bill English’s admission that people can’t live on the minimum wage showed National is prepared to condemn thousands of working families to poverty. When asked if people can live on the current ... More >>
Nasty turn at Pact
Friday, 28 October 2011, 9:58 am | The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota
Union members at Otago/Southland disability support provider Pact have reacted with anger and concern after their employer issued suspension notices earlier today. More >>
Uncovering poverty in Parliament — today
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 9:49 am | The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota
Parliamentary cleaners who are members of The Service and Food Workers Union Ngā Ringa Tota will host a lunch for Parliamentary media today, Wednesday 5 October. More >>
“Too little too late”- workers to Government sleepover offer
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 5:56 pm | The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota
Over 90 percent of PSA and SFWU union members have rejected an offer from Government to settle the long-running sleepover case. The unions started legal action in 2007 to seek the minimum wage for sleepovers. The sleepover cases are also seeking six ... More >>
What about the workers?
Sunday, 3 April 2011, 11:32 am | The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota
What about the workers? The plan to reconstruct earthquake-shattered Christchurch must include a plan to reconstruct the shattered lives of the people of Christchurch. More >>
12,000 New Zealanders oppose fishing jobs being exported
Monday, 14 February 2011, 10:05 am | The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota
A petition signed by 12,000 New Zealanders concerned that the fishing industry is exporting New Zealand jobs is being presented at Parliament today. (Monday February 14. 11.30am in front of Parliament) The signatures have been gathered by members ... More >>
Rendezvous hotel workers locked out by bully
Saturday, 19 June 2010, 1:50 pm | The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota
The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota has condemned the Rendezvous hotel in Auckland for locking out their housekeeping staff, and has today filed an injunction seeking removal of the lockout. More >>
IHC Workers Continue Action Over Wage Freeze
Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 10:05 am | The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota
Community support workers employed by intellectual disability provider IHC are continuing their action to get a wage increase. Today[Wednesday 14 April] workers in Manukau East will hold a picket outside the Idea Services office in Lambie Drive at 11.30am. More >>
Latest IHC Decision Welcomed
Monday, 14 December 2009, 10:30 am | The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota
The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota has welcomed another decision by the Employment Court that has confirmed the right of disability support workers to be paid the minimum wage of $12.50 for every hour on duty during sleepovers. More >>
