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Hospital wages are still unhealthy

Friday, 24 March 2006, 3:42 pm | Service and Food Workers Union

On Monday Public Hospital service workers will be celebrating an increase in the statutory minimum wage by picketing the Wellington offices of contractor Spotless Services to protest the low wages paid to their hospital-based employees. More >>

Hospital workers fight poverty wages

Friday, 10 March 2006, 11:45 am | Service and Food Workers Union

Public hospital cleaners, food service workers, orderlies and home support workers launch their campaign to get poverty wages out of our public hospitals on Wednesday 8th March, International Women’s Day. More >>

8th March: A woman’s place is in the struggle

Tuesday, 7 March 2006, 10:02 am | Service and Food Workers Union

8th March: A woman’s place is in the struggle. International Women's Day Forum More >>

SkyCity puts pressure on its union members

Monday, 19 December 2005, 9:58 am | Service and Food Workers Union

The Service and Food Workers Union believes SkyCity has been putting pressure on its staff to resign from the SFWU as a result of a breakdown of their CEA negotiations. More >>

Union Member Lays Complaint Against SkyCity GM

Monday, 19 December 2005, 9:09 am | Service and Food Workers Union

It only gets worse. SFWU understands that SkyCity Hamilton’s General Manager, David Christian, physically manhandled a SFWU Delegate while telling him to remove a Delegate Badge, the wearing of which was previously approved by SkyCity management. The Delegate ... More >>

Radius Residential Healthcare workers strike

Tuesday, 13 December 2005, 10:08 am | Service and Food Workers Union

Members of the Service & Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota are today on strike due to a break down of talks at negotiations. More >>

Skycity and Pay Parity

Monday, 12 December 2005, 9:57 am | Service and Food Workers Union

SkyCity staff, members of the Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota in Hamilton went on strike for the third time on Friday night in pursuit of wage parity with their colleagues at SkyCity in Auckland. They are currently paid 15% to 20% less ... More >>

SkyCity Workers Reject "Strong" Offer

Friday, 9 December 2005, 4:03 pm | Service and Food Workers Union

SkyCity Hamilton has angered Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota (SFWU) members by releasing a statement that claims the company’s latest offer was ‘strong’. Hamilton casino union members rejected the offer of 2% (or 12.5% over three years) ... More >>

SkyCity Hamilton claims to act ‘consistently’

Friday, 9 December 2005, 4:01 pm | Service and Food Workers Union

SkyCity management was today replying to hundreds of emails after the launch of a global campaign in support of Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota members negotiating at SkyCity’s Hamilton casino. More >>

SkyCity Riverside workers strike again!

Monday, 5 December 2005, 11:57 am | Service and Food Workers Union

At 8pm this evening over 70 workers walked off the job to strike after rejecting the latest offer from SkyCity. In this latest round of industrial action at Hamilton’s SkyCity-owned casino workers will picket outside the casino in Hamilton’s main street. More >>

Sky Riverside workers strike for equal pay

Thursday, 6 October 2005, 5:21 pm | Service and Food Workers Union

Casino workers at Sky Riverside in Hamilton have tonight walked off the job, on strike over stalled pay negotiations with their employer. More >>

Aged Care workers to strike again

Wednesday, 5 October 2005, 4:55 pm | Service and Food Workers Union

Tomorrow Guardian Healthcare Limited staff around the country will walk off the job on strike for 24hours, from 7am Thursday until 7am Friday, in the second round of strike action in a week. More >>

Sky City evacuation inadequate

Wednesday, 21 September 2005, 4:22 pm | Service and Food Workers Union

Service and Food Workers Union members at Sky City Auckland are horrified that the evacuation of the Sky Tower on Saturday night took so long, and that no other parts of the casino or hotel were evacuated. More >>

National ignores the real issues in Aged Care

Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 10:18 am | Service and Food Workers Union

The Service & Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota (SFWU) says that National's Aged Care policy promises falls woefully short of what is needed to improve the core issues of staff training, retention and wage rates in the industry. More >>

5% pay increase for IHC workers

Friday, 2 September 2005, 10:23 am | Service and Food Workers Union

The momentum around the NZ Council of Trade Union’s wages campaign has increased with a vote by 2300 IHC disability support workers to settle their collective agreement for a 5% increase. More >>

Labour delivers for workers

Tuesday, 30 August 2005, 9:52 am | Service and Food Workers Union

“Labour has been good for workers and we want that to continue” said Darien Fenton, National Secretary of Service & Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota (SFWU) at the launch of Labour’s industrial relations policy in Auckland today. More >>

Guardian sale reaps $70 million profit

Tuesday, 12 July 2005, 4:53 pm | Service and Food Workers Union

The Service and Food Workers (SFWU) says the sale of aged care giant Guardian Healthcare has been done on the backs of low pay. More >>

Respect is a worldwide issue for contract cleaners

Wednesday, 15 June 2005, 4:18 pm | Service and Food Workers Union

As part of International Justice for Janitors Day, the Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota (SFWU) is today launching a website campaign in support of cleaners in the British House of Commons. More >>

Trans-tasman Casino Unions Join Forces

Monday, 2 May 2005, 10:27 am | Service and Food Workers Union

The two big national casino workers unions on both sides of the Tasman have come together to deliver organisational CLOUT to the thousands of workers they represent together. More >>

Middlemore Security Guards To Ask Public For 5%

Thursday, 21 April 2005, 10:45 am | Service and Food Workers Union

Middlemore Security Guards to ask public for 5% pay increase their boss won’ t part with… More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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