Workers First Union

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The restructure of Woolworths supermarkets, announced to staff by the company today following a consultation period, will result in a reduction in income for thousands of experienced workers and should not go ahead in its current form, Workers First Union said today.

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Workers First Union members who work for major retailers Briscoes and Rebel Sport have rejected a deal containing pay ‘increases’ below the rising cost of living and have voted to begin strike action today by making their feelings about the "disappointing" pay offer known publicly (a ‘media strike’).

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Workers First Union is pleased to announce that the union has now formally changed its name from ‘FIRST Union’ to ‘Workers First Union’ (or ‘Workers First’, for short) following a vote by delegates at the union’s Annual General Meeting in December 2024.

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Over 10,000 FIRST Union members at Woolworths have ratified a new Collective Agreement (CA) after almost six months of "difficult" negotiations that have included the first full withdrawal of labour by the supermarket chain’s retail workers following an escalating campaign of strike actions.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Around 35 FIRST Union members who work for Cardinal Logistics in Auckland have been illegally locked out of work today after withdrawing their labour earlier this week following more than a year and a half of unproductive negotiations with the company over a new Collective Agreement.

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AUCKLAND CITY — A week after 230 workers heard the news of job losses due to the closure of the WPI sawmill and pulp mill in the Ruapehu District, another 75 pulp workers at the Oji pulp mill in Penrose are awaiting the announcement of their fate at 8.00 am on Wednesday 18 September.

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Nearly 200 FIRST Union members who work at Costco in Auckland are "setting a new standard" for the supermarket and grocery industry after ratifying the store’s first Collective Agreement, which includes starting rates above the living wage, penal rates and overtime.

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Bank workers in New Zealand have not received pay increases that are anywhere near commensurate with continued profits of the 'Big Four' (ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Westpac) over recent years.

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FIRST Union is seeking answers on how rising unemployment, slower wage growth and less affordable housing can be squared off against the Government's commitment to the wellbeing of New Zealanders following today’s unexpected 50 basis point Official Cash Rate (OCR) hike.

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FIRST Union, the union for bank workers across New Zealand, is supporting calls for an immediate inquiry into bank profits and proposing a levy on excess profits to fund the establishment of a Ministry of Green Works.

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New Zealand Uber drivers have won employment rights, with an historic ruling against the multi-billion dollar global giant arriving the morning after Labour Day.

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Workers at Seeka, the largest kiwifruit producer in New Zealand and Australia, have written to the company to seek assurances during bargaining for a new Collective Agreement that there will be no wage reductions at the end of the harvest in June.

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