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McJobs? Not for Wellington businesses
Monday, 27 February 2006, 4:19 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 >>
Restaurant Brands National Call Center to Strike
Friday, 24 February 2006, 4:40 pm | Unite Union
The Restaurant Brands call center on 49 Symonds St in Auckland city will be going on strike tonight at 6pm, Friday 24th of February. The call center is joining the SuperSizeMyPay.Com’s month of industrial action leading up to the ‘BigPayOut.co.nz’ ... More >>
Porirua KFC workers to Strike!
Friday, 24 February 2006, 3:41 pm | Unite Union
Unite Union members at Porirua KFC are striking this evening (Friday 24th February), the first Wellington-based strike as part of Unite’s SupersizeMyPay.com campaign. Members of the community are urged to join KFC workers on the picket line from 7pm ... More >>
Restaurant Brands National Call Center to Strike
Friday, 24 February 2006, 9:14 am | Unite Union
The Restaurant Brands call center on 49 Symonds St in Auckland city will be going on strike tonight at 6pm, Friday 24th of February. More >>
Second Store to Strike Against Youth Rates
Thursday, 23 February 2006, 8:59 am | Unite Union
Youth rates workers from Manukau City KFC will go on strike against youth rates tonight at 6pm, in solidarity with KFC Lincoln Rd youth rates workers who are striking today at 3pm. More >>
Young Workers Strike as Youth Rates Bill Debated
Wednesday, 22 February 2006, 3:57 pm | Unite Union
KFC Henderson will be taking industrial action in support of their pay claim to abolish youth rates, today at 3.30pm, Lincoln Rd. Unite Union organisers will be meeting KFC workers Ramit Kumar, 16, who earns $8.08 an hour and Colin Fulton, 15, who earns ... More >>
Lightening Strikes Twice At Starbucks
Sunday, 19 February 2006, 11:55 am | Unite Union
Two Starbucks stores in Auckland were closed Saturday for two hours after a lightening strike by Starbucks workers. More >>
Workers on Strike Endangered by Fire
Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 7:33 am | Unite Union
Botany Downs KFC workers involved with the SuperSizeMyPay.com campaign were endangered by a scrub fire while on strike outside their store this afternoon. More >>
Meeting Supports Campaign against Low Wages
Monday, 13 February 2006, 4:14 pm | Unite Union
Over 1000 fast food workers and their supporters filled the Town Hall yesterday to give added impetus to the SuperSizeMyPay.Com campaign and to other low paid workers campaigns. More >>
Matt McCarten Speech: The Great Rip Off!
Monday, 13 February 2006, 8:45 am | Unite Union
Restaurant Industry has halved wages in 20 years Unite to support industrial actions at stores over the next month March 18 picked as Day of Protest Supports Sue Bradford’s Bill to End Youth Rates Will consider a Citizens Initiated Referendum on $12 Minimum ... More >>
Musicians & Community Support Low Paid Workers
Monday, 13 February 2006, 8:39 am | Unite Union
NZ Idol Rosita Vai and well known New Zealand musician Imon Star will join Unite union workers tomorrow to support the SuperSizeMyPay.com campaign at a public rally in the Town Hall at 2pm. More >>
McDonald’s Backs down after Workers Strike
Friday, 10 February 2006, 5:24 pm | Unite Union
McDonald’s workers in Queen St carried out a symbolic strike at lunchtime today despite the company’s threats to sue individual workers if they took part in union action. More >>
McDonald’s Threatens to Sue Low Paid Workers
Friday, 10 February 2006, 11:44 am | Unite Union
Fast food giant McDonald’s has threatened to take legal action against its minimum wage workers if they align themselves with any union action that workers vote to carry out. More >>
Public Rally to Support Low Paid Workers - Sunday
Friday, 10 February 2006, 12:42 am | Unite Union
The community and media are invited to the SuperSizeMyPay.com public rally at the Auckland Town Hall on Sunday February 12, 2pm. The free event will be hosted by Rhombus lead MC Imon Star, who will perform with Olmecha Supreme, and will feature top New ... More >>
Unite: Community invited to attend Public Rally
Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 8:50 am | Unite Union
The community and media are invited to the SuperSizeMyPay.com public rally at the Auckland Town Hall on Sunday February 12, 2pm. The free event will be hosted by Rhombus lead MC Imon Star, who will perform with Olmecha Supreme, and will feature top New ... More >>
Public Rally to Support Low Paid Workers
Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 12:43 am | Unite Union
The community and media are invited to the SuperSizeMyPay.com public rally at the Auckland Town Hall on Sunday February 12, 2pm. The free event will be hosted by Rhombus lead MC Imon Star, who will perform with Olmecha Supreme, and will feature top New ... More >>
Fast Food Workers Reject Final Pay Offer
Wednesday, 1 February 2006, 9:02 am | Unite Union
Fast food workers from the SuperSizeMyPay.com campaign voted 100% against the Restaurant Brands’ final offer at a stopwork meeting in Auckland today. More >>
Community to Make Poverty Wages History
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 5:09 pm | Unite Union
Community representatives came together today to support fast food workers and their SuperSizeMyPay.com campaign as a step towards winning a reasonable standard of living and making poverty wages history for all New Zealanders. More >>
Bradford First MP to Donate to Low Paid Workers
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 5:47 pm | Unite Union
SuperSizeMyPay.Com applauds MP Sue Bradford’s decision to donate half of her back pay tomorrow at the “Make Poverty Wages History” press conference, Wednesday January 25th, 12 noon at the Mercure Hotel, 8 Customs St. More >>
Community Urged to Make Poverty Wages History
Monday, 23 January 2006, 3:58 pm | Unite Union
A diverse panel of community representatives is calling on all New Zealanders to make poverty wages history in 2006 at a press conference this Wednesday January 25, 12 noon at the Mercure Hotel, 8 Customs St. More >>
