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Strike looming at Palmerston North hospital
Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 9:46 am | Service and Food Workers Union
MEDIA RELEASE 04 04 05 Strike looming at Palmerston North hospital – workers demand equity Spotless Services workers are taking industrial action at the Palmerston North hospital in April to protest the low wage rates for workers. SFWU Nga Ringa Tota ... More >>
24-hr strike action by Middlemore Security Guards
Monday, 4 April 2005, 10:18 am | Service and Food Workers Union
Middlemore security guards, night after night on the front-line restraining violent, drunk patients in South Auckland, are on strike for 24 hours tomorrow. More >>
Union and Restaurant join forces in campaign
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 1:15 pm | Service and Food Workers Union
The Service & Food Workers Union, Nga Ringa Tota, (SFWU) has teamed up with West Auckland Café/Restaurant ‘The Servo’ to highlight to other employers in the sector that paying staff a fair wage on a public holiday is affordable and charging your ... More >>
Who cares about those who care?
Monday, 14 March 2005, 10:09 am | Service and Food Workers Union
Service and Food Workers Union (SFWU) members who work in Aged Care facilities around New Zealand will be joining with their fellow union members in the NZ Nurses Organisation (NZNO) to celebrate Caregivers Week from Monday 14th to the Friday 18th of March. More >>
International Women’s Day Rally and March
Monday, 7 March 2005, 6:03 pm | Service and Food Workers Union
A rally will be held in Aotea Square from 5:30pm to celebrate International Women’s Day 2005. More >>
First shot industrial action fired in 5% campaign
Monday, 28 February 2005, 4:15 pm | Service and Food Workers Union
Nelson Coldstore workers walked off the job and set up a picket for three hours this morning in the first shot of industrial action around the growing national demand from unions for a decent pay increase this year. More >>
Orderlies and Kitchen workers picket
Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 1:05 pm | Service and Food Workers Union
Service and Food Workers Union (SFWU) members working for Spotless Services will picket the Palmerston North hospital on Tuesday 22nd February in protest over the low wage rates paid to orderlies, domestic and kitchen staff at the hospital. More >>
Methodist Mission To Lease Out Its Rest Homes
Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 3:20 pm | Service and Food Workers Union
Yet another major player in the not-for-profit aged care sector is pulling out. More >>
Union welcomes smokefree law
Thursday, 9 December 2004, 2:53 pm | Service and Food Workers Union
Today a historical step has been taken to protect the health of workers in New Zealand’s clubs, pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants. The introduction of the Smokefree Amendments Act 2003 and its implementation tomorrow will see hospitality workers join the vast ... More >>
Worker disciplined for wearing union badge
Friday, 29 October 2004, 12:48 am | Service and Food Workers Union
A Service & Food Workers' Union (SFWU) member, working on the gaming floor at Sky City Auckland, faced disciplinary action this week after refusing to remove a badge celebrating Labour Day. More >>
Strike threatened by airline catering workers
Saturday, 23 October 2004, 12:02 am | Service and Food Workers Union
Service and Food Workers Union (SFWU) and Engineers Union (EPMU) members at LSG Skychefs will strike again in an attempt to get their boss to the table in a dispute over over-time rates and a fair pay-increase. More >>
Air NZ strike to go ahead - management walk out
Thursday, 14 October 2004, 8:54 am | Service and Food Workers Union
A strike by Auckland and Christchurch ground based staff scheduled to start at 2.00 am Friday is set to go ahead after Air New Zealand management turned down a union offer to negotiate a new agreement in advance of the strike. More >>
Air NZ avoids talks with striking workers
Thursday, 7 October 2004, 11:52 am | Service and Food Workers Union
One week out from a possible strike by Air New Zealand ground staff, union delegates want to know why their employer hasn't fronted to mediation. More >>
Mediation fails to stop planned strike action
Thursday, 30 September 2004, 3:17 pm | Service and Food Workers Union
LSG Skychefs New Zealand, a subsidiary of the world’s largest airline catering company, faces strike action by Service and Food Workers Union (SFWU) and Engineers Union (EPMU) members after mediation yesterday failed to produce a settlement. More >>
Conference plans for nationwide casinos campaign
Thursday, 30 September 2004, 9:33 am | Service and Food Workers Union
Service and Food Workers Union (SFWU) members from casinos around NZ finished off their two-day conference on Tuesday by developing strategies for national casino organising. More >>
NZ casino workers are organising to WIN!
Monday, 27 September 2004, 4:50 pm | Service and Food Workers Union
Today, Service and Food Workers Union (SFWU) delegates from casinos around New Zealand gathered in Auckland for the first day of a two-day conference. More >>
Oh McCain, Don't Threaten Us Again
Monday, 16 August 2004, 11:16 am | Service and Food Workers Union
McCain's bosses threats to shut their Feilding plant down unless workers take pay cuts of up to 22% has been unanimously rejected by the Service and Food Workers Union. In the middle of bargaining the company dropped a bombshell and announced a review ... More >>
Employer removes poster: its racial discrimination
Thursday, 15 July 2004, 10:42 am | Service and Food Workers Union
The Service and Food Workers Union (SFWU) is claiming that union members at Vincentian Home and Hospital in Berhampore, Wellington, have been victims of racial discrimination and racial harassment after their employer removed a Health and Safety poster, written ... More >>
Sky City Workers Walk Off The Job
Monday, 7 June 2004, 9:41 pm | Service and Food Workers Union
Sky City workers went on strike for four hours at 5:30pm today in protest at an unfair wage offer from the Company and other issues that have not been settled in this year’s negotiations for the renewal of the collective agreement. More >>
Low-paid Workers Demand Employment Law Protection
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 9:08 am | Service and Food Workers Union
Thousands of low-paid workers face losing their jobs, or are forced to accept a drop in pay and conditions when their work is contracted out or transferred to another employer, MPs have been told today. More >>
