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Insecure work in Meat Industry a Labour Day issue
Sunday, 26 October 2014, 7:09 pm | Meat Workers Union
The celebration of the achievement of an eight hour day this Labour Day won’t mean much to the thousands of New Zealand meat workers, says Graham Cooke, National Secretary of the Meat Workers Union. “Thousands of meat workers throughout New Zealand provide ... More >>
Meat Workers Getting Cut Out Of Pay Rise
Thursday, 13 March 2014, 12:51 pm | Meat Workers Union
Silver Fern Farms are offering workers a 0% pay rise in the first year and only a 2% pay rise in the second year. This despite the industry seeing a 22 month high for beef and lamb and paying their own Directors, Chairman and Chief Executive double ... More >>
Locked out meat workers march in Te Puke
Saturday, 19 May 2012, 10:20 am | Meat Workers Union
Locked out meat workers and their families from Talley’s Affco Rangiuru will march through Te Puke today, from 9am from the corner of Jellicoe and Jocelyn Street, opposite the National Bank. More >>
Union challenges lockout legality
Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 9:24 am | Meat Workers Union
The Meat Workers Union will start a five day Employment Court challenge over the legality of the Talley’s Affco lockout in Auckland today. More >>
Changes have particular significance to locked out workers
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 9:26 am | Meat Workers Union
New Zealand Council of Trade Union's president Helen Kelly will today speak out against proposed labour law changes at a meeting of locked out Talley's Affco workers at the Feilding Civic Center at 3pm . More >>
Talley’s AFFCO Refuses lifting of lockout
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 1:23 pm | Meat Workers Union
A proposal today that Talley’s AFFCO may unlock workers slowly over the next month providing the union lift the strike notice immediately is disingenuous and designed by the company to get the labour it needs in the short term without committing to ... More >>
Lockout facts clear: families are suffering
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 2:18 pm | Meat Workers Union
Meat Workers Union says Talley's Affco is trying to divert public attention from the basic fact of the dispute: it locked families out. Meat Workers Union general secretary Dave Eastlake says the union is fighting to stop families from suffering ... More >>
Unlocked out workers vote to strike
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 9:15 pm | Meat Workers Union
Previously locked out meat workers have voted to strike in support of families that are still locked out. More >>
Union granted facilitation over Talley's Affco lockout
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 10:53 am | Meat Workers Union
The Employment Authority has accepted a Meat Worker's Union application for facilitated bargaining with Talley's Affco. The authority found there is acrimony between the parties but has not yet set a date for the bargaining. More >>
Talley's Affco Turns Down Offer to End Meat Worker Strikes
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 4:48 pm | Meat Workers Union
The Meat Worker's Union says Talley's rejected a plan to end all industrial action at Affco. The parties met for a second day in the latest round of mediation in South Auckland today. More >>
Union Wants Lockout Lifted for Everyone
Monday, 30 April 2012, 1:42 pm | Meat Workers Union
The Meat Workers Union says Talley's Affco workers are only striking in solidarity with locked out workers and the company can lift the lockout at any time. More >>
Lockout enters third month, mediation continues
Monday, 30 April 2012, 9:11 am | Meat Workers Union
Press release: Meat Workers Union Monday 30, April 2012 at 8.15 am Lockout enters third month, mediation continues More >>
AFFCO mediation to resume Monday
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 3:32 pm | Meat Workers Union
Following a settlement conference today at the Employment Court in Auckland, the parties have agreed to resume mediation for a collective agreement on Monday 30 April and Tuesday 1 May. More >>
Locked out workers to visit Talley's headquarters in Motueka
Wednesday, 25 April 2012, 10:35 am | Meat Workers Union
Locked out AFFCO workers hope to talk directly with the Talley's family when they visit the company's headquarters in Motueka on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 May. More >>
Talley's lockout settlement conference this Thursday
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 9:55 am | Meat Workers Union
Talley's lockout settlement conference this Thursday The Meat Workers Union and Talley's will attend a settlement conference to discuss the legality of the AFFCO lockout this Thursday 26 April. More >>
Talley's Affco Employment Court Case Postponed
Monday, 23 April 2012, 11:31 am | Meat Workers Union
Today's union employment court hearing on the legality of the Talley's Affco lockout has been postponed by Cheif Judge Graeme Colgan . More >>
Union files for facilitation after AFFCO cancels mediation
Wednesday, 18 April 2012, 10:03 am | Meat Workers Union
Talley's AFFCO has cancelled this Thursday's mediation with the Meat Workers Union as the lock out enters it's eight week. More >>
No progress in Talley's mediation, rally in Moerewa tomorrow
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 4:30 pm | Meat Workers Union
The Meat Workers Union says workers will have to wait a seventh week before mediation resumes next Thursday 19 April at 9am. Meat Workers Union national secretary Dave Eastlake says mediation didn't progress far today with the parties only meeting for ... More >>
Locked Out Family Hope To Talk To Company At Mediation Today
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 8:24 am | Meat Workers Union
Five of Laurie Nankivell's children were up at 5am this morning, ready for a three hour drive to South Auckland where they hope to talk to Talley's AFFCO at today's union mediation, 9am, Telstra Clear Center at 770 Great South Road, Manukau. More >>
Talley's wasting public money on 'publicity stunt' complaint
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 4:07 pm | Meat Workers Union
The Meat Workers Union says Talley's is wasting public money on a 'publicity stunt complaint' that has already be found to be without substance to detract attention from their brutal lock out of AFFCO workers and families. More >>
