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Fighter for Low Wage Workers Dies
Monday, 14 November 2005, 8:16 am | Unite Union
Piripi Pokaitara-Wikiriwhi, a union organiser of low paid workers died in a motorcycle accident in Grey Lynn Saturday morning. More >>
Tongan strike leader coming to NZ
Thursday, 1 September 2005, 1:03 pm | Unite Union
Tongan strike leader Fotu Fisi'iahi will be coming from Tonga to address the Auckland March in support of the strike this Saturday. More >>
Tongan strikers speak out tonight in Auckland
Friday, 26 August 2005, 12:35 am | Unite Union
Every Friday starting 6pm there's a Workers Charter forum at the Unite office, 6A Western Springs Rd, Kingsland. More >>
NZ Post's "Incentive Payments" to Posties Unfair
Thursday, 18 August 2005, 10:56 am | Unite Union
A group of posties will publicly demonstrate their dissatisfaction with their employer, NZ Post, outside the Auckland Mail Centre at 167 Victoria Street West, Auckland between 3.00pm and 4.30pm on Thursday 18 August 2005. More >>
Brash Orewa II Protest Report
Monday, 31 January 2005, 1:35 pm | Unite Union
Approximately 15 unionists, Alliance and Maori Party members picketed the Orewa Rotary Club rooms, actually just outside the edge of Silverdale (for future reference beside the Silverdale Rugby Club). More >>
Santa Gives Peanuts To Beneficiaries
Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 11:54 am | Unite Union
Santa and Ms Santa handed out peanuts to beneficiaries on Tuesday morning, outside New Lynn WINZ , highlighting that beneficiaries have received “peanuts” from the Government in this year’s budget. The Santas are members of UNITE!, a union for low ... More >>
Share The Surplus Protest New Lynn Tuesday
Monday, 13 December 2004, 8:38 am | Unite Union
UNITE -Waitemata is calling for all interested groups and individuals to support a campaign to Save the Special Benefit, which will be reduced for many people in 2006, following legislation in the the 2004 Budget . More >>
Reading Workers' picket rousing show of solidarity
Monday, 20 September 2004, 10:42 am | Unite Union
Solidarity was in abundance down at the picket organised by low-paid workers union Unite outside Courtenay Central Reading Cinema in Wellington on Friday. Over fifty people from over eight different unions came to show their support for the cinema ... More >>
Hunger Doesn't Wait
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 3:58 pm | Unite Union
"While Dr Cullen has correctly identified the problems of beneficiaries and the working poor, 11 months is too long to wait for the first major injection of funds to deal with the problems," said Robert Reid, President of the low paid ... More >>
Fast Food Unionisation Campaign
Friday, 26 March 2004, 3:52 pm | Unite Union
Recently Unite Workers Union launched a "fast food campaign" which aims to unionise workers in the fast food industry in New Zealand. We have been signing up workers at Restaurant Brands (Call Centre, KFC, Pizza Hut) and Burger King. More >>
Revolt Against Jobs Jolt
Wednesday, 17 September 2003, 9:07 am | Unite Union
Government Attacks Beneficiaries ! Jobs Jolt is an attack on our civil rights! Jobs Jolt removes the exemption for 55-59 year olds from having to seek work. It threatens to cut benefits of beneficiaries moving to the country to escape the appalling conditions ... More >>
Beneficiary Advocates & Govt Cement Relationship
Tuesday, 5 September 2000, 4:24 pm | Unite Union
A conference of more than fifty beneficiary advocates from Northland to Invercargill cemented an ongoing relationship with Government Ministers, the Department of Work and Income and Ministry of Social Policy last week. More >>
