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Service Workers Union Ready to Work with Shearer-led Labour
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 1:18 pm | Service And Food Workers Union
The Service and Food Workers Union Ngā Ringa Tota, which represents over 23,000 workers who cook, clean and care for New Zealanders is looking forward to working closely with the Labour Party in opposition. More >>
Hundreds of low paid aged care workers hit the streets today
Monday, 12 December 2011, 11:05 am | Service And Food Workers Union
There will be a mass walkout from sites from Whangarei to Dunedin by the staff of one of New Zealand’s biggest aged care providers, Radius Residential, today from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. More >>
Labour’s fishing policy will bring back jobs
Friday, 11 November 2011, 4:45 pm | Service And Food Workers Union
The union that represents over 2,000 workers in New Zealand’s land-based fishing industry, The Service and Food Workers Union Ngā Ringa Tota, has welcomed Labour’s fishing policy. More >>
Wage settlement possible in Pact dispute
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 3:51 pm | Service And Food Workers Union
Pact / SERVICE AND FOOD WORKERS UNION NGA RINGA TOTA JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 9 November 2011 Wage settlement possible in Pact dispute More >>
Labour’s Health Policy Puts Finger On The Problem
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 9:55 am | Service And Food Workers Union
The Service and Food Workers Union Ngā Ringa Tota has welcomed The Labour Party’s health policy. More >>
Workers Impacted By Gas Leak Should Not Be Disadvantaged
Wednesday, 26 October 2011, 10:13 am | Service And Food Workers Union
The Service and Food Workers Union Ngā Ringa Tota has been deluged with calls from workers whose jobs are affected by the New Plymouth gas leak. More >>
Pact industrial action to proceed after no employer movement
Monday, 17 October 2011, 2:11 pm | Service And Food Workers Union
Workers employed by mental health and intellectual disabilities provider Pact will commence industrial action on Thursday, after mediation today failed to resolve their pay dispute. “Our union team came to mediation with a genuine intention to resolve ... More >>
Fishing Inquiry Needs to Deliver – SFWU
Monday, 17 October 2011, 1:00 pm | Service And Food Workers Union
The Service and Food Workers Union Ngā Ringa Tota, which represents over 2,000 land-based workers in the seafood industry, supports the submissions to the Government Inquiry Into Foreign Charter Vessels of the NZ Council of Trade Unions and the Maritime Union ... More >>
Strong community support for undervalued Pact workers
Friday, 14 October 2011, 1:25 pm | Service And Food Workers Union
As workers employed by mental health and intellectual disabilities provider Pact prepare for industrial action, hundreds of community members have signed letters supporting their bid for a fair pay offer. More >>
Sanford workers to strike over pitiful pay offer
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 3:39 pm | Service And Food Workers Union
Service and Food Workers Union Ngā Ringa Tota members employed by Sanford in Havelock have voted to take strike action in response to the company’s latest pay offer. SFWU spokesperson John Cumming said the pitiful pay offer would see many taking weekly ... More >>
Low-paid on downward spiral to poverty
Thursday, 6 October 2011, 4:39 pm | Service And Food Workers Union
Statistics NZ figures released today showing the smallest rise in median hourly earnings in 10 years are further evidence that low paid workers are spiralling downwards, said the Service and Food Workers Union Ngā Ringa Tota. SFWU national secretary ... More >>
PACT workers put employer on notice of industrial action
Thursday, 6 October 2011, 10:26 am | Service And Food Workers Union
Members of the Service and Food Workers Union Ngā Ringa Tota employed by mental health and intellectual disabilities provider PACT have provided their employer with formal notice of industrial action. More >>
Labour’s Policy Desperately Needed To Fix Age Care Issues
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 2:10 pm | Service And Food Workers Union
The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota, which represent thousands of low paid caregivers in residential aged care, has welcomed Labour’s age care policy released today. “This is a courageous and long-awaited commitment to fix the problems ... More >>
Sleepover Workers’ Union Welcomes Minimum Wage Bill
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 4:55 pm | Service And Food Workers Union
The introduction tonight of the legislation on the ‘Sleepover’ decision will be a historic moment for low paid workers, said the Service and Food Workers Union Ngā Ringa Tota. SFWU National Secretary John Ryall said the first reading of the ... More >>
Industrial action looms for undervalued PACT workers
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 1:47 pm | Service And Food Workers Union
Members of the Service and Food Workers Union Ngā Ringa Tota and the PSA employed by community mental health provider PACT have voted to take industrial action to shift their employer from a 1% pay offer. SFWU organiser Ann Galloway said union ... More >>
98% of union members back sleep over minimum wage deal
Monday, 12 September 2011, 4:02 pm | Service And Food Workers Union
Around 1700 disability support and community mental health workers have voted nearly unanimously to accept a revised Government offer to end their long-running struggle to be paid the minimum wage for sleepover shifts. Over 98% have voted in favour of ... More >>
National Day of Action For Quality Aged Care
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 10:25 am | Service And Food Workers Union
Members of The Service and Food Workers Union Ngā Ringa Tota and the New Zealand Nurses Organisation employed in residential aged care facilities will hit the streets tomorrow seeking public support for an aged care charter. More >>
Restoring kiwi jobs must be central to fishing inquiry
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 11:47 am | Service And Food Workers Union
The union representing 2,000 land-based seafood workers said today the Government’s inquiry into the fishing industry must include an extensive investigation into New Zealand job losses and strategies for restoring jobs to the industry. More >>
Tax changes a matter of survival for low paid
Monday, 15 August 2011, 1:38 pm | Service And Food Workers Union
The Service and Food Workers Union Ngā Ringa Tota is strongly backing the Tax Justice petition to be presented at Parliament tomorrow. “Our 23,000 members include some of the lowest paid and hardest working New Zealanders,” said SFWU spokesperson ... More >>
MPs asked to stem the tide of job loss in fishing industry
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 8:47 am | Service And Food Workers Union
The union representing over 2,000 workers in the seafood industry will ask members of the Primary Production Select Committee today to stand up for jobs in the fishing industry. More >>
