Fire and Emergency New Zealand has applied to the Employment Relations Authority for independent facilitation to try and resolve its long‑running industrial dispute with the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU).

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Workers First Union is calling for Kmart to urgently and proactively engage professional waste services and advise all customers publicly that they should not bring returns of asbestos-laced children's play sand into stores, which is risking staff health and wellbeing and causing major anxiety for Kmart retail workers.

By Workers First Union
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E tū members working as cabin crew at Air New Zealand will strike for the full day on Monday 8 December, after months of negotiations failed to secure a fair deal on pay and conditions.

By E tu
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Resene workers will strike again next week after the company increased its pay offer by an average of only 8 cents per hour – taking the current offer to just 84 cents on average.

By E tu
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Today at 12 noon, NZPFU members will walk off the job for one hour, striking for safe systems of work and pleading with FENZ to prioritise community protection and safety.

By NZ Professional Firefighters Union
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) to call off its scheduled one‑hour strike at midday this Friday 21 November.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Workers First Union members at Fern Energy, a leading fuel distributor and logistics provider, have voted to take strike action by withdrawing their labour from 26 November to 1 December.

By Workers First Union
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The Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) says the slight rise in unemployment to 5.3% for the September quarter is disappointing but not unexpected and reflects the ongoing fragility in the business environment.

By EMA
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Today the NZPFU gave FENZ notice of a one-hour full strike/stoppage from noon to 1pm on 17 October 2025.

By NZ Professional Firefighters Union
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Tokoroa — Workers at Carter Holt Harvey’s (CHH) Tokoroa plywood factory are reeling after the company announced plans to shut the site, putting over 100 local jobs on the chopping block.

By E tu
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Nelson — Sealord workers in Nelson are devastated after the company today announced a proposal to close its coated fish factory, which would see nearly 80 jobs axed.

By E tu
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As recent economic turbulences continue, New Zealand's labour market is transforming at a rapid rate.

By NCP Limited
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Public Service Minister Judith Collins’ admission in Parliament that the Government is looking at restricting public sector workers' fundamental right to strike is deeply concerning and demands further explanation, says the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi.

By PSA
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Workers at Tegel’s Christchurch plant are demanding urgent action after chemical exposure on Monday left one person in hospital and many others off work sick.

By E tu
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Auckland — Workers First Union members who worked at Victoria Park New World, which was severely damaged by a fire in mid-June, say that Foodstuffs North Island managers appear to be reneging on their commitment to rehire all supermarket staff who are losing jobs and income as a result of the fire, with final paycheques due on Monday 4 August and around 40% of workers still without job offers.

By Workers First Union
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Pak’N'Save Richmond workers are calling out their "Kiwi owned and operated" bosses after a 6-month bargaining ordeal for attempting to drive down average supermarket wages, undermining union rights, and giving loyal staff a raw deal, all the while pocketing healthy profits for themselves.

By Workers First Union
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The Free Speech Union (FSU) announced today it will be appealing an Employment Authority decision on behalf of a former Inland Revenue employee, Christine Massof.

By Women's Rights Party
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union have been negotiating a collective employment agreement for career firefighters since 16 July 2024.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Kmart workers are celebrating Monday after Workers First Union members ratified a new 2-year pay deal that includes minimum living wages after six months' service for both 2025 and 2026, union-only bonuses and more.

By Workers First Union
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By Workers First Union
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E tū is condemning the Government’s new employment law proposals as the worst attack on workers’ rights in a generation, warning they will entrench low pay and precarious work across many industries.

By E tu
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All workers will be in the firing line for instant dismissal regardless of circumstances under a law change now before Parliament.

By PSA
505 views