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SkyCity Casino workers set to strike
Thursday, 29 August 2019, 9:35 am | Unite Union
SkyCity workers have voted overwhelmingly for strike action to get SkyCity to recognise that workers should be compensated for the unsociable hours they do so that the casino can rake in the cash at nights and weekends. More >>
Workers being forced back to China without a day in court
Monday, 29 July 2019, 4:10 pm | Unite Union
Unite Union is appealing to Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway to allow six Chinese construction workers to be allowed to stay in New Zealand so they can testify in an Employment Relations Authority hearing scheduled for October and November this ... More >>
Union accuses Restaurant Brands of trying to cheat staff
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 10:20 am | Unite Union
Restaurant Brands Ltd (RBL), is asking staff to authorise the deduction of so-called overpayments from the annual leave money they owe their current and former staff. More >>
Why is MBIE allowing Restaurant Brands to cheat workers?
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 12:09 pm | Unite Union
Unite Union is asking for Restaurant Brands to pay annual leave entitlements back further than they have agreed to do with the Ministry of Business Innovation and Enterprise. More >>
Hospital Attendants at Waikato Hospital to strike
Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 11:30 am | Unite Union
The one hundred attendants, members of Unite Union, have been in negotiations with the Waikato District Health Board since November last year. More >>
KFC, Carl’s Jr and Pizza Hut workers to strike this weekend
Friday, 17 May 2019, 10:26 am | Unite Union
KFC is off the menu this weekend as hundreds of Fast Food workers employed by Restaurant Brands and members of Unite Union take strike action this weekend. More >>
Vodafone workers being forced to sign exploitative agreement
Friday, 10 May 2019, 4:21 pm | Unite Union
Vodafone employees being forced to sign exploitative agreements with Tech Mahindra More >>
Vodafone employees forced onto inferior contracts
Thursday, 9 May 2019, 9:58 am | Unite Union
Unite Union is calling on Vodafone to pay Christchurch employees redundancy rather than forcing them to accept inferior and sub-standard contracts with Indian multinational Tech Mahindra. More >>
Immigration Minister breaks promise to Chinese workers
Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 11:51 am | Unite Union
Unite Union has accused Immigration New Zealand of doing nothing to help a group of 50 Chinese workers brought to New Zealand by National Personnel Limited and their agent Peter Li. More >>
National Day of mourning still needed
Friday, 22 March 2019, 9:22 am | Unite Union
A National Day of mourning is still needed. One was held following the Christchurch earthquake and today's terror victims deserve at least. More >>
SkyCity union supports Pride Parade
Saturday, 24 November 2018, 11:45 am | Unite Union
Skycity Employees Assocation of Unite Union is disappointed to learn via media that the Skycity Company is pulling out of the Pride Parade. More >>
Burger King year long ban highlights massive wage theft
Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 11:59 am | Unite Union
Unite union supports the Labour Inspectorate’s enforcement action that has seen Burger King (Antares Restaurants) banned from getting new visas for migrant workers for a year. More >>
French Unions attack as another flotilla boat boarded
Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 1:18 pm | Unite Union
The following is a release from the French General Confederation of Labour (CGT) who had a member aboard the second flotilla boat, “FREEDOM” boarded illegally by Israeli forces in the last few days. More >>
Mike Treen repeatedly tasered by Israeli Occupation Forces
Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 11:58 am | Unite Union
We have now received a direct report from Mike in Givon Prison. More >>
Mike Treen imprisoned in Israel after violent attack
Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 9:27 am | Unite Union
Eyewitnesses report that Unite Union leader Mike Treen’s boat was hijacked in a violent raid and that he and the rest of the crew are being held in Givon prison, 100 km north of Tel Aviv. More >>
NZ Union leader attacked and imprisoned by Israeli military
Monday, 30 July 2018, 4:44 pm | Unite Union
New Zealand Union leader Mike Treen has been attacked and unlawfully detained by the Israeli military this morning and his union, Unite, is calling on our government to demand Israeli authorities release him and the other international campaigners ... More >>
Popcorn "strike" planned for Hoyts Cinemas Saturday
Friday, 6 July 2018, 5:17 pm | Unite Union
In what has been dubbed a "Popcorn Strike" Unite Union will be handing out free popcorn outside Hoyts Cinemas to support Hoyts workers who have been threatened with being locked out until the end of July if they go on strike for only one minute. More >>
Hoyts workers face month-long lockout
Monday, 2 July 2018, 2:40 pm | Unite Union
Hoyts cinemas have threatened their workers that if they take even 1 minute of strike action, they will be locked out of the workplace for almost a month. More >>
Event Cinema and Unite Union reach agreement
Monday, 2 July 2018, 2:30 pm | Unite Union
Event Cinema and Unite Union are pleased to announce that the differences between us in negotiations on the collective agreement have been resolved. More >>
Unite Union says IRD "going rogue" against Labour Government
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 3:29 pm | Unite Union
The IRD management is following a course of action in opposition to current government policy says Unite Union. More >>