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FIRST Union
Putting Workers First
FIRST Union is New Zealand's second-largest private sector trade union.
Formed in 2011 after the merger between the National Distribution Union and Finsec, FIRST Union represents 27,000 workers in the Finance, Industrial (Textile and Wood), Retail, Stores, Transport and Logistics sectors.
FIRST Union is also affiliated to the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions and runs several networks including the Union Network of Migrants, the Runanga, Fono and Womens' Committee. In 2015 FIRST Union launched Samoa First Union, Samoa's only private sector union.
Join FIRST Union today for higher pay, better conditions and more say at work.
FIRST Union - Latest News [Page 47]
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 >>
Fisher & Paykel union formed in Thailand
Monday, 9 August 2010, 9:14 am | National Distribution Union
The Fisher & Paykel Labour Union of Thailand was launched in Rayong, Thailand this morning with support from National Distribution Union (NDU) and Engineering, Printing & Manufacturing Union (EPMU), which represent F&P workers in New Zealand. More >>
Global Unionism At Work: F&P Union For Thailand
Sunday, 8 August 2010, 4:47 pm | National Distribution Union
The Fisher & Paykel Labour Union of Thailand was launched in Rayong, Thailand this morning with support from National Distribution Union (NDU) and Engineering, Printing & Manufacturing Union (EPMU), which represent F&P workers in New Zealand. More >>
Easter for families and communities, not commerce
Thursday, 5 August 2010, 6:04 pm | National Distribution Union
Shop workers, community groups and churches will be among those opposing new attempts to open shops at Easter, the union for retail workers says. More >>
Unemployment positively impacted by union wage set
Thursday, 5 August 2010, 11:36 am | National Distribution Union
Workers in unions who are winning wage increases well in excess of the national average are helping to stimulate demand in the economy, but the government needs to be doing much more to keep workers in jobs, a union says. More >>
Same-day doctor’s appointments a nonsense
Wednesday, 4 August 2010, 2:32 pm | National Distribution Union
A group of West Coast workers have spoken out against National’s weakening of work rights, saying that trying to get a same-day doctor’s appointment for a minor ailment was a joke. More >>
Feltex: what about the workers?
Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 11:04 am | National Distribution Union
The union for textile workers says it’s only right and proper that the former directors of Feltex should have been investigated and prosecuted by the Registrar of Companies, following the company’s collapse. More >>
Feltex: what about the workers?
Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 10:09 am | National Distribution Union
The union for textile workers says it’s only right and proper that the former directors of Feltex should have been investigated and prosecuted by the Registrar of Companies, following the company’s collapse. More >>
Feltex: what about the workers?
Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 10:09 am | National Distribution Union
The union for textile workers says it’s only right and proper that the former directors of Feltex should have been investigated and prosecuted by the Registrar of Companies, following the company’s collapse. More >>
Foodstuffs SI To Pay Back Unlawful Deductions
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 5:13 pm | National Distribution Union
The Employment Relations Authority has found in favour of the National Distribution Union (NDU) and its members at two Christchurch distribution centres, after Foodstuffs South Island unlawfully suspended them during strike action. More >>
Government must support restrictions on loan shark
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 11:55 am | finsec
The Government needs to take the side of vulnerable consumers rather than dodgy loan sharks when a private members Bill seeking to put controls on fringe lending is voted on in Parliament tomorrow says the finance sector union Finsec. More >>
Textiles Union Welcomes Procurement Debate
Wednesday, 14 July 2010, 3:46 pm | National Distribution Union
The union for textile workers is supporting a debate about government procurement brought about by Clare Curran’s Kiwi Jobs Bill. More >>
Rats and stink at Paper Reclaim a health hazard
Monday, 5 July 2010, 10:30 am | National Distribution Union
An exploding rat population and increasingly unpleasant smells are turning the Paper Reclaim plant in Penrose into a health hazard says NDU organiser Syd Keepa. More >>
Westpac freezes staff pay with zero wage offer
Friday, 2 July 2010, 2:40 pm | finsec
Bank workers’ union Finsec is describing Westpac’s refusal to offer a pay increase as a wage freeze for their staff despite significant cost increases for workers and good profits for the bank. More >>
Paper Reclaim strike enters third day
Friday, 2 July 2010, 10:32 am | National Distribution Union
Thirty two NDU union members at Paper Reclaim in Penrose are on strike for the third consecutive day. More >>
Westpac workers seek to inflation-proof their pay
Monday, 28 June 2010, 4:03 pm | Finsec
Negotiations for one of the country’s largest private sector collective agreements start tomorrow with Westpac workers seeking to inflation-proof their pay in the face of significant cost increases. More >>
Westpac Workers To Inflation- Proof Their Pay
Monday, 28 June 2010, 4:01 pm | Finsec
Negotiations for one of the country’s largest private sector collective agreements start tomorrow with Westpac workers seeking to inflation-proof their pay in the face of significant cost increases. More >>
