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"Political" - Ambulance Funding Increase Hides The Real Story
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 1:25 pm | Workers First Union
"This is a rushed announcement that is much more about politics than it is ambulance officers or patients", says Workers First national organiser, Faye McCann. More >>
IKEA Strike Action To Intensify With Full-Day Strike And Haka
Saturday, 31 October 2026, 5:05 pm | Workers First Union
Jas Giri, Workers First Union national organiser, said that New Zealand IKEA workers were being denied weekend pay rates, which is a minimum expectation in the brand’s Australian stores. More >>
IAG Workers Strike Tomorrow After More Than 18 Months Waiting For A Deal
Monday, 26 October 2026, 1:54 pm | Workers First Union
IAG and Workers First have already met with the Employment Relations Authority. The union accepted the ERA’s recommendation, but four weeks later, IAG rejected it. More >>
Strike! Farmers Department Store Workers Will Walk Out Tomorrow
Friday, 23 October 2026, 4:14 pm | Workers First Union
"Farmers workers are already subject to unfair performance pay, and the current offer to union members works out as an average of 2.5% for a majority of staff - less than the rising cost of living." More >>
IKEA Workers To Strike For First Time Over NZ’s Lack Of Weekend Rates
Friday, 23 October 2026, 12:23 pm | Workers First Union
"There is no reason why IKEA workers in New Zealand should have to accept a worse deal than IKEA workers in any other country," said Mr Rudd Hughes, Deputy Secretary at Workers First Union. More >>
Woolworths Managers Walk Out For The First Time Ever Over "Frozen Wages"
Tuesday, 13 October 2026, 10:59 am | Workers First Union
Hundreds of Workers First Union members will stop work for one hour from 10:30am to 11:30am to tell customers about a pay offer that would freeze wages for some managers for up to five years. More >>
Waste Management: Buy Your Very Own Rubbish Truck - But Lose Your Work Rights
Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 8:01 pm | Workers First Union
Waste Management are telling drivers they’re out of a job unless they can front up to buy their own garbage truck and pretend to be a contractor with their own business. More >>
Woolworths Axes 130 Kiwi Jobs And Ships Them To Australia
Tuesday, 29 September 2026, 12:32 pm | Workers First Union
"Woolworths has just banked $163 million in earnings from Kiwi shoppers, and its response is to put 130 New Zealanders out of work to save pocket change," said Rudd Hughes, Workers First Deputy Secretary. More >>
Supermarket Policies Will Fail If Competition Continues On Wages
Thursday, 17 September 2026, 1:40 pm | Workers First Union
Wages are a significant spend for supermarkets, and keeping most workers as close to minimum wage as possible is a big factor in enjoying a high margin on their retail price. More >>
Migrant Bus Drivers To Rally: "Keep Our Bus Drivers Here"
Sunday, 13 September 2026, 1:27 pm | Workers First Union
We're calling on the Government to treat us as the essential workers we are, not as workers to be discarded once it's convenient, Ryan de Guzman, spokesperson for United Filipino Bus Drivers (UFBD), said More >>
Woolworths Set To ‘Offshore’ 130 NZ Jobs To Make More Money
Tuesday, 1 September 2026, 2:38 pm | Workers First Union
Many of the Customer Care team are sole parents who work remotely and will not find redeployment or comparable employment in their regions - this proposal will be crushing to hear about today. More >>
Launch Of Gig Workers First: A New Home For App-Based Workers
Sunday, 30 August 2026, 2:44 pm | Workers First Union
App-based workers are invited to join Gig Workers First, and more information on the project is available at the new website. More >>
Thousands Of Retail Workers Say Understaffing Is Driving Abuse, Injury And Quitting
Wednesday, 19 August 2026, 8:37 am | Workers First Union
Retail workers in understaffed stores are more than twice as likely to have experienced a safety incident as those in well-staffed stores, a major new survey of 2,403 retail workers has found. More >>
Payouts On The Way For Uber Drivers As Deal Reached
Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 7:10 am | Workers First Union
The union is currently working with Uber to finalise the process for administering the settlement offers to drivers. Drivers have been notified and will receive more detail from the union and the company in due course. More >>
Northland Mill Closes Early, Workers To Be Paid Out In Full
Friday, 7 August 2026, 11:28 am | Workers First Union
"Holy heka, it's a bit of a shock as this wasn't expected to happen for another couple of weeks," said Mr Coverdale. More >>
Migrants Network: Luxon Must Sack Peters, Or Wear His Racism
Friday, 31 July 2026, 3:42 pm | Workers First Union
Peters made the comment in the House on Wednesday, also telling Xu-Nan to "go back to where you've come from" and accusing China of lying "like a flatfish." More >>
Northland Mill Workers Feel 'Abandoned' As Closure Confirmed
Wednesday, 15 July 2026, 11:22 am | Workers First Union
Marcus Coverdale, Workers First organiser, said that Juken New Zealand's Northland Mill workers were called to meetings yesterday where the outcome of a consultation period was confirmed, with the mill to close by 21 August 2026. More >>
Government Twiddling Thumbs While The Wood Sector Burns
Saturday, 27 June 2026, 4:20 pm | Workers First Union
Workers First is calling on the Government to intervene before the 16 July decision date and to consider temporary public ownership of the Northland Mill while a viable buyer is found. More >>
Northland Mill Proposed To Close Without A Buyer Found
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 11:05 am | Workers First Union
"We’re disappointed that no buyer has been found for Northland Mill but there is still a window for central Government to step up and push for a solution," said Mr Coverdale. More >>
"Misery Budget" 2026: A Crumbling House With A Fresh Coat Of Paint
Thursday, 28 May 2026, 3:54 pm | Workers First Union
Any projected surplus will be built from the misery of those who can’t afford to sacrifice any more during a cost-of-living crisis that this Government fuels and maintains, said Mr Maga. More >>
