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Tiwai Workers Take Industrial Action After More Than Two And A Half Years Of Bargaining
Saturday, 2 May 2026, 4:42 pm | E Tu
Industrial action is always a last resort. When workers have bargained for more than two and a half years and still do not have a fair deal, the responsibility sits with the employer. More >>
E Tū Members Will Rally To Save Jobs At Te Papa
Tuesday, 14 April 2026, 10:08 am | E Tu
E tū Director Finn O'Dwyer-Cunliffe says the pay gap at Te Papa is impossible to justify while workers are losing their jobs. More >>
Government Mileage Increase For Home Support Workers “A Joke”
Thursday, 2 April 2026, 12:15 pm | E Tu
E tū National Secretary Rachel Mackintosh says the Government is failing home support workers and the vulnerable people who depend on them. More >>
Living Wage Rises To $29.90 As Minimum Wage Workers Left Behind
Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 12:35 pm | E Tu
With fuel prices surging past $3.30 a litre nationally and hitting $4 in parts of Auckland amid the Middle East conflict, low-paid workers are bearing the sharpest edge of the cost-of-living crisis. More >>
Home Support Workers Take Health NZ To Court Over Vehicle Costs
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 11:45 am | E Tu
Home support worker and E tū member Tamara Baddeley says the situation has become unbearable. More >>
Heinz Wattie's Confirms Closure, Hundreds Of Workers To Lose Jobs
Friday, 27 March 2026, 3:56 pm | E Tu
E tū is calling on Heinz Wattie's to keep working with E tū on supporting affected members and finding pathways to future employment. More >>
Fuel Crisis Hitting Home Support Workers Hardest As Mileage Rate Falls Further Behind
Tuesday, 17 March 2026, 5:19 pm | E Tu
E tū Director Amy Hansen says the fuel crisis has exposed how badly the home support funding model is failing workers. More >>
More Than 350 Workers Face The Axe As Heinz Wattie's Shuts Factories Across The Country
Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 4:59 pm | E Tu
E tū delegate Kathy Perrin, who has worked at Heinz Wattie's for 46 years in different roles, says the impact on workers will be devastating. More >>
People’s Select Committee Report Shows Urgent Need To Restore Pay Equity
Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 10:55 am | E Tu
The report recommends that the 2025 amendments be repealed, cancelled claims be reinstated without restarting the process, and that employers be properly funded to implement settlements. More >>
Govt’s Anti-Worker Law Guts Hard-Won Protections
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 5:35 pm | E Tu
E tū warns that the legislation will damage wages and working conditions, and calls on employers to resist using the new powers to undermine workers’ rights. More >>
Sanford Havelock Workers On Strike
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 4:23 pm | E Tu
Sanford worker and E tū delegate Kerry Price says members have voted to take industrial action because they’re fed up. More >>
Air NZ Widebody Cabin Crew Strike Over Stalled Negotiations
Wednesday, 11 February 2026, 3:43 pm | E Tu
E tū National Secretary Rachel Mackintosh says low base pay and unpredictable hours are creating serious pressure at home for many workers. More >>
Air New Zealand Strike Notice Withdrawn As Offer Goes To Members
Monday, 15 December 2025, 12:59 pm | E Tu
The withdrawal means there are now no active strike notices in place, with formal offers to be voted on across all three collective agreements covering Air New Zealand cabin crew. More >>
Air NZ Cabin Crew – 8 December Strike Notices Withdrawn, New Strike Notice For Short Haul Issued
Thursday, 4 December 2025, 2:55 pm | E Tu
E tū National Secretary Rachel Mackintosh says the progress on the other two agreements shows what can be achieved when the company is prepared to move. More >>
Air NZ Cabin Crew To Strike For 24 Hours On 8 December
Friday, 21 November 2025, 6:07 pm | E Tu
E tū National Secretary Rachel Mackintosh says cabin crew have shown loyalty, professionalism, and care through incredibly challenging years, and the company needs to change course. More >>
Resene Workers To Strike Again As Company Moves Just 8 Cents On Pay
Friday, 21 November 2025, 3:43 pm | E Tu
Strike notices have been issued for full-day strikes on Monday and Tuesday, with a picket at Resene’s head office and factory in Naenae from 9:30am on Monday. More >>
1200 Air NZ Cabin Crew Set To Strike For A Fair Deal
Tuesday, 18 November 2025, 12:37 pm | E Tu
Michael Wood, E tū Director, says cabin crew have shown enormous professionalism and commitment to the travelling public, yet the airline doesn’t value them fairly. More >>
Tokoroa Plywood Workers Reeling As CHH Announces Closure Plan
Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 2:38 pm | E Tu
The announcement comes after the Kinleith pulp and paper mill in Tokoroa announced the closure its paper-making operation earlier this year, with about 150 jobs lost. More >>
Sealord Proposal To Close Nelson Factory A Massive Blow
Friday, 5 September 2025, 4:37 pm | E Tu
The proposal follows the recent closure of the Eves Valley plant, and comes alongside a separate push by Sealord management to reduce basic entitlements for other staff across the Nelson site. More >>
Workers “Devastated” As CHH Confirms Eves Valley Closure
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 4:39 pm | E Tu
E tū National Secretary Rachel Mackintosh says CHH’s move is a strategic decision that ignores the human cost. More >>
