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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 71]
Union questions show of corporate citizenship
Thursday, 28 June 2001, 5:56 pm | Finsec
Finsec, the union for bank workers has asked questions about the ANZ's introduction of a volunteer community service scheme that allows staff one day off a year on full pay to do community work. More >>
Is this the end of WestpacTrust as we know it?
Friday, 25 May 2001, 5:40 pm | Finsec
"Jobs will disappear in the longer term because of the new company that WestpacTrust and the Warehouse have set up," said Gordon Webley of Finsec the union for bank and insurance workers. More >>
ANZ has trouble with its sums
Thursday, 3 May 2001, 4:41 pm | Finsec
"ANZ is closing two branches in Lower Hutt and replacing them with one," said Geraldine Molloy of Finsec. "And yet their media release on May Day says that they have opened a new branch there. More >>
Finance Workers Demand A Living And A Life!
Tuesday, 24 April 2001, 5:51 pm | Finsec
This week members of Finsec, the finance union, with members from other unions, will remember their fallen. More >>
Workers At WestpacTrust Deserve Credit - Finsec
Tuesday, 27 March 2001, 4:37 pm | Finsec
"Today's announcement that WestpacTrust has picked its customer satisfaction rating up out of the gutter will be good news to member of Finsec who work at WestpacTrust," said Gordon Webley of Finsec, the union for bank workers. More >>
Kiwi Bank's Business Case Needs Independent Review
Wednesday, 24 January 2001, 4:17 pm | Finsec
"There should be an independent review of NZ Post's business case for the Kiwi Bank," said Don Farr, general secretary of Finsec, the union for bank workers. More >>
Kiwi Bank May Not Answer Banking Problems
Friday, 19 January 2001, 10:43 am | Finsec
"The Kiwi bank is not being set up to make a profit – it's being set up to deal with the problems of banking in this country," said Don Farr, General secretary of Finsec, the union for bank workers. "We believe, however, that the scale ... More >>
Finsec – Only New Zealand Website Award Nominee
Monday, 11 December 2000, 2:09 pm | Finsec
The finance sector union Finsec has made it to the final twelve nominees for an international labour website award. More >>
'It's a matter of giving ASB staff a choice'
Monday, 27 November 2000, 6:26 pm | Finsec
The ASB bank and the TSB are alone amongst banks in failing to offer their staff a collective contract. The ASB advises its staff that the bank thrives because it doesn't have one. Finsec, the union for bank workers, believes there is room for ... More >>
