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Auckland call centre workers strike
Tuesday, 9 December 2008, 12:44 pm | Unite Union
All twenty-seven market research interviewers working on Monday night at the SurveyTalk call centre in Auckland walked off the job last night, angry at their Australian bosses continued refusal to improve pay rates, health and safety and allow workers ... More >>
Residents Join Workers On Picket Lines
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 2:29 pm | Unite Union
Workers were joined by residents on the picket lines over the weekend as union members at Maddison Residential Care in Karori went on Strike. Members of Unite Union and the New Zealand Nurses Organisation are striking over a breakdown in negotiations ... More >>
Strike Action At Rest Home
Sunday, 9 November 2008, 2:01 pm | Unite Union
Union members at Maddison Residential Care in Karori are taking strike action over the weekend after the breakdown of collective agreement negotiations and allegations that residents and staff are being bullied by the management of the facility. More >>
McDonald's workers will burn 'Ronald'
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 10:04 am | Unite Union
Unite Union members at around twenty restaurants in Auckland and Hamilton will take strike action and converge on the quarterly national conference of McDonald's bosses at an Auckland hotel. More >>
Unite Union calls for fair wages for McWorkers
Friday, 10 October 2008, 9:29 am | Unite Union
On Friday 10th October at 8.30am McDonalds employees who are members of the Unite Union and community fair trade groups will hold a rally outside Queen Street McDonald's. More >>
Airport's Arrest Threats Against Workers Wont Fly
Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 10:51 am | Unite Union
Union members from all five McDonald’s restaurants located at Auckland Airport will be on strike from midday to demand pay parity with union workers at KFC, Starbucks and Pizza Hut. More >>
Campaign to end bullying in McDonald’s Restaurants
Friday, 3 October 2008, 11:43 am | Unite Union
Unite Union is stepping up its campaign for an end to bullying in McDonald’s restaurants today. Crew and managers at four McDonald’s restaurants will take off aprons and down spatulas today in protest against a contract that allows their employer to use ... More >>
Union Rat to plague McDonald’s
Friday, 19 September 2008, 12:07 am | Unite Union
A giant union rat will be appearing outside McDonald’s restaurants throughout Auckland over the coming weeks. Unite union is asking the public to support workers who will be striking to gain pay equity with other fast food companies. More >>
Union Rat to plague McDonald’s
Friday, 19 September 2008, 12:02 am | Unite Union
A giant union rat will be appearing outside McDonald’s restaurants throughout Auckland over the coming weeks. Unite union is asking the public to support workers who will be striking to gain pay equity with other fast food companies. More >>
South Auckland truancy officers on strike tomorrow
Wednesday, 10 September 2008, 9:23 am | Unite Union
South Auckland truancy officers will be on strike tomorrow from 10am - 11am in support of a claim for decent pay. More >>
Constructive Dismissal costs McDonald's $15,000
Tuesday, 9 September 2008, 9:11 am | Unite Union
A Kaiapoi McDonald's worker was recently awarded $15,000 after her employer was found by the Employment Relations Authority to have constructively dismissed their 18 year old employee, Chantelle Coup, after she joined the union. They were also ... More >>
1000 workers start action at SkyCity on weekend
Friday, 1 August 2008, 9:41 am | Unite Union
A 24-hour strike by SkyCity workers will start 10am this Saturday until 10am Sunday. Union negotiations have broken down between new SkyCity management and the two unions representing over 1300 SkyCity workers – SEA-Unite Union and the Service and Food ... More >>
Unite files harassment claim against Ak Airport
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 10:07 am | Unite Union
Unite Union has filed a claim with the Employment Relations Authority regarding harassment of union members by senior management and supervisors at Auckland Airport. More >>
The Global Spread Of US Military & Spy Bases
Thursday, 3 July 2008, 4:57 pm | Unite Union
Recent events have propelled the Waihopai spybase into the spotlight. It is a US spybase in all but name and NZ’s most important contribution to all US wars. Cora Fabros, from the Philippines, is a veteran activist with the anti-bases, anti-nuclear ... More >>
Strike action this morning as company holds firm
Saturday, 28 June 2008, 10:45 am | Unite Union
Further strike action is taking place this morning against New Zealand’s worst employment contract. It covers workers in the foodcourt at Auckland International Airport who will be taking strike action from 11am this morning More >>
New Zealand’s worst employment contract
Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 12:53 am | Unite Union
Unite Union is welcoming the government’s intention to provide more protection for casual and part-time employees. If it’s followed through it should mean big improvements for workers employed under what the union calls “New Zealand’s worst ... More >>
Popcorn Strike Part Two
Friday, 13 June 2008, 3:25 pm | Unite Union
Unite members employed at Skycity Cinemas, in the St. Lukes complex, will be walking off the job on another popcorn strike tonight at 6.30pm. More >>
“Popcorn Strikes” Planned For Cinemas
Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 9:24 am | Unite Union
Unite Union is asking cinema patrons to boycott the confectionary sold at cinemas in support of what the union calls a “popcorn strike” until their members are able to get a better pay offer from the Cinema employers. More >>
Minimum Wage increase sign of effective pressure
Tuesday, 1 April 2008, 9:50 am | Unite Union
The rise of the minimum wage today from $11.25 an hour to $12.00 is the result of strong union campaigning and workers’ determination, according to Unite Union General Secretary Matt McCarten. More >>
Cinema Workers Strike in Wellington
Tuesday, 29 January 2008, 2:00 pm | Unite Union
On Saturday night (26 January) workers at Island Bay's Empire Cinema and Cafe went on strike for one hour to protest against the owner's reluctance to bargain with their union. More >>
