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Finsec backs unemployed workers’ message to banks

Monday, 6 December 2010, 12:07 pm | finsec

Bank workers’ union Finsec is supporting today’s action by unemployed workers to show the human face of unemployment. “The banks need to show compassion to the jobless,” said Finsec General Secretary Andrew Casidy. “Bank economists and their ... More >>

Groups Urge PMs To Reject US Investment Demands This Week

Sunday, 5 December 2010, 10:29 am | National Distribution Union

Days before talks in Auckland on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement, civil society groups from Australia and NZ have sent a joint open letter to their PMs urging them to adopt a progressive and balanced approach to foreign investment. More >>

Leaked NZ Paper Reveals Rift With US In Agreement

Sunday, 5 December 2010, 10:20 am | National Distribution Union

On the eve of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations in Auckland, a leaked negotiating document has exposed a fundamental conflict between the US and New Zealand positions on intellectual property. More >>

English should work with Aussies to fix CEO pay

Thursday, 18 November 2010, 3:41 pm | Finsec

Bank workers’ union Finsec is urging Finance Minister Bill English to work with his Australian counterpart Wayne Swan on rules governing bank executive pay. More >>

Westpac CEO pay unethical says union

Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 8:43 am | finsec

Bank workers' union Finsec says the $5.59 million pay package of Westpac CEO George Frazis is unethical given the current economic conditions and the tax payer support of the bank over the past year. More >>

Shop worker disappointed with employment vote

Thursday, 11 November 2010, 2:56 pm | National Distribution Union

Shop worker disappointed with employment vote today Shop worker Margaret Dornan is gutted that Parliament has ignored her submission on employment law changes, being debated in Parliament this afternoon. Margaret said that she and several other members ... More >>

Deregulation policies have failed the economy

Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 2:29 pm | National Distribution Union

Don Brash’s deregulation policies are the same ones that sent the global economy into recession, and will do nothing to close the Australian wage gap, the National Distribution Union said today. More >>

Economists’ statement on unemployment offensive

Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 11:52 am | finsec

Bank workers union Finsec says the BNZ economists who think that unemployment in 2008 was artificially low should spend some time with those looking for work to better understand the full impact of being jobless. More >>

Union wage settlements outstrip average

Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 12:04 pm | National Distribution Union

Workers who are in unions are winning wage increases far in excess of the national average, a private sector union said today. More >>

Govt Committee calls 90 day law offensive - to Key

Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 10:55 am | National Distribution Union

The National Distribution Union is disgusted with a letter sent to one of its retail worker members by the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee. More >>

Australian and International Unions Join protest

Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 1:01 pm | National Distribution Union

The Transport Workers Union of Australia (TWU) has travelled to New Zealand to support a dozen Transpacific employees on a one-week strike after the management of the multinational company told the workers the offer was reflective of pay increases across their global ... More >>

Easter trading status quo best for workers

Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 4:37 pm | National Distribution Union

The best way to protect workers under the Easter trading law is to vote to retain the status quo, the union for retail workers says. More >>

Retailers not serious about Easter trading vote

Tuesday, 7 September 2010, 5:47 pm | National Distribution Union

Retailers are not serious about tomorrow night’s vote on Easter trading, after a hastily conducted lobbying effort got basic details about MPs wrong, and is itself contradictory, the union for retail workers says. More >>

Staff take action against less than perfect banks

Friday, 3 September 2010, 10:45 am | finsec

Staff across ANZ and National banks are holding a day of action today in response to proposals by the bank to drive down wages, for failing to address customer debt targets and refusing to rule out further job offshoring. More >>

ANZ staff to work 10 days straight

Thursday, 2 September 2010, 11:43 am | finsec

ANZ staff who work in a Wellington-based call centre that handles calls from customers in Australia are going public over their employment conditions which can see them work up to 10 days straight and in unhealthy shift patterns. More >>

A tale of two banks

Saturday, 28 August 2010, 3:35 pm | finsec

A tale of two banks Westpac staff celebrate settlement - Public campaign launched by staff against ANZ More >>

ASB reverse mortgages sign of a risky return

Friday, 27 August 2010, 3:15 pm | finsec

The return of risky lending products and loosening lending criteria are a sign that banks have learnt nothing from the global financial crisis and recession says finance workers’ union Finsec. More >>

Unions closing Australian wage gap

Thursday, 26 August 2010, 4:32 pm | National Distribution Union

New research from Victoria University shows workers in unions are closing the wage gap with Australia much quicker than their non-union workmates. More >>

1700 strong turnout at Auckland worker meetings

Thursday, 19 August 2010, 2:23 pm | National Distribution Union

1700 workers packed two Auckland venues this morning to discuss changes to employment law that are being debated in Parliament this afternoon. More >>

400 West Aucklanders speak out against work cuts

Wednesday, 18 August 2010, 10:34 am | National Distribution Union

400 workers attended a meeting in West Auckland today to discuss National's proposed changes to the Employment Relations and Holidays Acts, which were tabled in Parliament this afternoon. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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