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Independent Liquor sale leaves workers shafted
Monday, 30 October 2006, 10:43 am | Unite Union
A community protest in support of action being taken by workers at Independent Liquor has been organised for tomorrow outside the company premises in Boundary Road, Papakura from 9am. More >>
Union Supports McDonalds "Closer Look" Campaign
Thursday, 31 August 2006, 4:48 pm | Unite Union
Unite will be outside Queen St McDonalds tomorrow (Friday 1st Sept) and Saturday from 11:30am asking the public to support the SuperSizeMyPay.com campaign by signing a petition to be presented to Grainne Troute the CEO of McDonalds. “As the union ... More >>
SKYCITY Workers Begin Strike Action Starting Today
Friday, 21 July 2006, 11:04 am | Unite Union
Auckland’s love affair with SkyCity is starting to crack. Certainly the 1200 union members at SkyCity have had enough and will start rolling strikes starting from this morning at 10am. More >>
SuperSizeMyPay campaign launch against McDonald's
Friday, 9 June 2006, 2:33 pm | Unite Union
Unite Union is relaunching our SuperSizeMyPay.Com campaign but this time focused on McDonald’s. This follows the success of the campaign when focused on Restaurant Brands Limited (KFC, Starbucks and Pizza Hut) which gained a collective employment ... More >>
Mcdonald's Campaign Launch!
Friday, 9 June 2006, 10:04 am | Unite Union
Let's make it a big crowd and show McDonalds we’ve had enough! The SuperSizeMyPay.Com campaign is being relaunched with the focus now on McDonald's after the success of the campaign in gaining big improvements for workers employed by KFC, Starbucks and ... More >>
Supersize2- the Workers Strike Back
Thursday, 8 June 2006, 1:34 pm | Unite Union
After winning a collective contract for workers at KFC, Pizza Hut and Starbucks, fast food workers in the UNite union now turn their attention to the most anti union corporation in the business, McDonalds. Months of negotiations have now revealed ... More >>
Mcdonalds Youth Pay Rates Illegal Claims Union
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 11:15 am | Unite Union
"The Unite union has instructed its lawyer to immediately draw up underpayment of wages claims for young workers against McDonalds after the revelation by Green M.P. Sue Bradford this morning that the Attorney-General has been given legal advice that ... More >>
Unite Secures Historic Victory for 7000 Workers
Monday, 27 March 2006, 10:26 am | Unite Union
Unite Secures Historic Victory for 7000 Restaurant Brands Workers Urgent Press Release: Unite Union/SuperSizeMyPay.com Saturday 25 March, 2006 An historic victory has been won by low paid workers. Unite Union today announced their members had won a union ... More >>
Unite Union Rocks
Monday, 20 March 2006, 10:01 am | Unite Union
Over 1000 workers and supporters marched up Queen St to the Big Pay Out concert today to rock against youth rates and for a $12 minimum wage and secure hours. More >>
McDonald’s Backs Down - Agrees to Back Pay
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 10:35 am | Unite Union
McDonald’s informed the union today that it would pay all workers the new minimum wage three weeks early. McDonalds had previously informed the union and individual employees that increase would not apply to union members. More >>
Action ready for McDonald’s
Wednesday, 15 March 2006, 5:15 pm | Unite Union
McDonald’s regional delegates are holding an urgent meeting to decide on action this afternoon pending a response by McDonald’s to union negotiators around 4pm this afternoon. More >>
Big Pay Out: Protest and Free Concert this Sat 1pm
Wednesday, 15 March 2006, 12:48 am | Unite Union
Striking Fast food workers are inviting members of the public to join them at Britomart this Saturday the 18th at 1pm for a protest march up Queen St to the free Big Pay Out concert in Myers Park. More >>
Fast Food Companies Should Follow BP
Monday, 13 March 2006, 9:40 am | Unite Union
SuperSizeMyPay.com is calling on McDonald’s, Burger King and Restaurant Brands (KFC, Starbucks, Pizza Hut) to follow oil giant BP and end youth rates. More >>
Fast Food Companies Should Follow BP
Monday, 13 March 2006, 9:35 am | Unite Union
Saturday, 11 March 2006, 4:30 pm Press Release: SuperSizeMyPay.Com/Unite Union March 11, 2006 More >>
McDonald’s Workers Proud to be Union
Monday, 6 March 2006, 11:12 am | Unite Union
100 workers and their supporters held a protest strike against McDonald’s illegal practices and in support of the SuperSizeMyPay.com demands, despite worker’s claims of bullying. More >>
Workers to strike as McDonald’s taken to court
Friday, 3 March 2006, 4:04 pm | Unite Union
Over 100 workers and supporter are expected at a protest strike at 260 Queen St McDonalds at 7pm tonight. More >>
Minimum wage workers take McDonalds to authority
Friday, 3 March 2006, 12:06 am | Unite Union
Minimum wage workers will be issuing their multi-billion dollar employer with a copy of a legal document charging the company with illegal practices, at the McDonald’s head office on 61 Wellington St in Freemans Bay at 12pm today. More >>
Company threatens unionists
Thursday, 2 March 2006, 2:25 pm | Unite Union
A stop work meeting will be held at Independent Liquor today despite a death threat and threats to close the gates on Union representatives. More >>
Strike Spreads to Call Center, Burger King, Wgtn
Monday, 27 February 2006, 5:07 pm | Unite Union
The Pizza Hut and KFC national call center, the first Burger King stores and the first Wellington fast food store, joined the SuperSizeMyPay.Com month of industrial action last night. More >>
McJobs? Not for Wellington Buisinesses
Monday, 27 February 2006, 5:03 pm | Unite Union
Today's Dominion Post survey showing most of the Wellington business community has no problem with a $12 minimum wage and an end to youth rates highlights how miserable McDonalds latest pay offer is. More >>
