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Hospo Workers To Rally: Poverty Is No Joke
Monday, 31 March 2025, 10:31 pm | Unite Union
Hospitality and other workers will gather at 5 events across Aotearoa to call on the Government and employers to take real action on poverty by making a serious increase to wages. More >>
Poverty Is No Joke: April 1st Rallies Demand A Living Wage
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 1:34 pm | Unite Union
Every worker deserves a wage they can live on. That remains out of reach for many. On April 1st, the minimum wage will rise by just 35 cents. This is effectively a pay cut for thousands of workers as it is a below inflation adjustment. More >>
Holidays Act Rip-Off Continues With The McDonald’s Remediation
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 3:16 pm | Unite Union
Unite Union National Secretary John Crocker says: “The McDonald’s remediation portal, which went live yesterday, is misleading and ripping off workers after years of delay with Ministry oversight.” More >>
Sick Leave And Holidays Act Changes Will Cost Workers Billions In Lost Wages
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 2:47 pm | Unite Union
These changes will see a transfer of billions of dollars of wages from workers to employers. The types of workers primarily affected, women, young workers, māori and pasifika and the low paid will lose and employers will gain, massively. More >>
Unite Union Offers Support To Freyberg Students Facing Disciplinary Action Over Protest
Friday, 15 March 2024, 7:51 pm | Unite Union
Unite Union has offered professional advice and assistance to any Freyberg student facing disciplinary action over the recent protest at the school. “A school strike and protest in 2006 over youth rates drew very similar criticism at the time. In ... More >>
Unite Union Says Fair Pay Repeal Victimises Workers Who Deserve A Pay Rise
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 11:46 am | Unite Union
Unite Union says the government's repeal of the Fair Pay Agreement legislation is cancelling next year's pay rise for a quarter of a million New Zealanders right before Christmas. National Secretary John Crocker says "We know from the leaked ... More >>
The System Of Mass Migrant Labour Exploitation Must Be Ended
Monday, 4 September 2023, 3:17 pm | Unite Union
The system of mass migrant labour exploitation was established by the newly elected National Government in 2008 when they radically increased the number of temporary work visas and student visas with work rights while not increasing the number of ... More >>
Massive Hospitality Fair Pay Agreement Gets The Go Ahead
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 9:44 am | Unite Union
Around 160,000 hospitality workers and over 24,000 employers will be covered by a new Hospo Fair pay Agreement that has just been given the green light by MBIE. Unite was informed tonight that the Chief Executive has approved it’s application ... More >>
Why Does National Think Importing Cheap Labour Is The Solution To Every Problem?
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 12:18 pm | Unite Union
The National Party announcement on proposed immigration reforms is a leap backwards to the pre-Covid times when the economy depended on cheap and vulnerable labour imported from overseas and bonded to their New Zealand employer. The number of ... More >>
Minimum Wage Just Standing Still While Inflationary Profits Soar
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 8:55 pm | Unite Union
Unite Union welcomed the minimum wage increase as the minimum needed by low paid workers to get by as they pay the price of massively increasing corporate profits. “7% is actually just standing still” said National Secretary John Crocker. “It ... More >>
Unite's Fair Pay Agreement 4 Hospo Campaign Launches
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 1:26 pm | Unite Union
Unite today launched its Fair Pay Agreement 4 Hospo campaign at its annual conference. Union members from around the country, almost all employed in hospitality, were joined by NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff, MPs Jan Logie (Greens) and Helen White (Labour) ... More >>
'SkyCity's Wage Increase Of Between 4 And 6 Percent, Is An Effective Real Wage Cut Of Up To 3.3% When Inflation Is 7.3%'
Thursday, 4 August 2022, 6:06 pm | Unite Union
SkyCity is offering the majority of staff a wage increase of between 4 and 6 percent. "This is an effective real wage cut of up to 3.3% when inflation is 7.3%" says Unite Union advocate Mike Treen who is leading the bargaining team for union ... More >>
'SkyCity's Wage Increase Of Between 4 And 6 Percent, Is An Effective Real Wage Cut Of Up To 3.3% When Inflation Is 7.3%'
Thursday, 4 August 2022, 6:06 pm | Unite Union
SkyCity is offering the majority of staff a wage increase of between 4 and 6 percent. "This is an effective real wage cut of up to 3.3% when inflation is 7.3%" says Unite Union advocate Mike Treen who is leading the bargaining team for union ... More >>
Living Wage Now The Standard In Hotels Says Union
Friday, 29 July 2022, 12:49 pm | Unite Union
Unite Union is declaring victory in its campaign to achieve a Living Wage in the Hotel sector. “As of today, all the major employers we deal with, except one [SkyCity], are paying the current Living Wage to all their staff” says John Crocker, Unite ... More >>
Accor Hotels/Unite Union Agree To Living Wage For All Staff
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 6:28 am | Unite Union
Unite Union has negotiated a new Collective Agreement with Accor Hotels which includes a new wage scale starting at the current Living Wage ($22.75). Unite Union National Secretary John Crocker says “This is an excellent outcome from collective bargaining. ... More >>
Essential Worker Heroes About To Have Pay Slashed Says Union.
Monday, 7 March 2022, 9:41 am | Unite Union
Unite Union, which represents hospitality workers, including in the country's MIQ Hotels, says those MIQ workers are facing a massive pay cut, as much as 10%. John Crocker, National Secretary of Unite Union says “These MIQ workers have bravely ... More >>
Minimum Wage Should Be The Living Wage
Friday, 11 February 2022, 12:32 pm | Unite Union
Unite Union National Secretary John Crocker has welcomed the decision to increase the minimum wage by $1.20 an hour but says there is now no longer any excuse for not making the minimum wage the same as the Living wage. "Last year's Nobel ... More >>
World's First Strike Of 2022- Hospo Workers In Skycity Hamilton Walk Tonight
Friday, 31 December 2021, 8:12 pm | Unite Union
Workers in Skycity Hamilton become the world's first strikers of 2022 at midnight tonight as they walk off the job for a Living Wage, and equality of pay with their colleagues in the Auckland site. A large section of those who have joined Unite union ... More >>
Hospo Workers Need To Put Safety Ahead Of Business As Usual With Vaccine Passes
Friday, 3 December 2021, 11:24 am | Unite Union
Unite Union is advising all hospitality workers to put the safety of workers and customers ahead of business as usual or expediency. “If not following your employers instructions is what it takes to stay safe then so be it” said National Secretary ... More >>
SkyCity propose $3 an hour base rate increase
Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 2:33 pm | Unite Union
SkyCity propose $3 an hour base rate increase before bargaining with union on Thursday Unite Union has welcomed the proposed $3 an hour increase in the start rate at SkyCity from $20.10 to $23.10 an hour. "This is a good start to bargaining for the union ... More >>
