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Employment 18 Jun 2025
Worst employment law changes in a generation will lock in exploitation, says E tū

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.

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Government 23 May 2025
Budget 2025 a betrayal of working people

E tū, Aotearoa’s largest private sector union, is condemning Budget 2025 as a direct attack on working people, particularly women in frontline care and community services.

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Employment 6 May 2025
Government move to kill pay equity process is an attack on women workers

E tū is slamming the Government’s announcement that it will make it harder for workers to claim pay equity, describing it as an attack on women and a green light to pay them less for work of equal value.

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Business 5 May 2025
Bupa under scrutiny for tax practices as workers face cuts

A new report from E tū and international tax watchdog CICTAR has raised serious questions about whether aged care giant Bupa is shifting profits offshore to avoid paying its fair share of tax in Aotearoa.

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Media 14 Mar 2025
E tū members send open letter to James Grenon and NZME board

Members at NZME have sent an open letter to both the NZME board and Canadian billionaire James Grenon about his moves to replace the board and focus on ‘operational aspects’ of NZME.

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Media 7 Mar 2025
Deep concerns about undue influence at NZME

E tū is deeply concerned by comments made by NZME investor and billionaire James Grenon, that he wants to replace the board of directors with four new people – including himself.

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Media 20 Feb 2025
Media crisis continues amid Government inaction

E tū, the union for journalists and media workers, is sounding the alarm over the confirmation of an additional 30 job losses at NZME’s newsroom, as the wave of media cuts continues.

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Employment 20 Nov 2024
Kinleith workers angry about proposal to cut 230 jobs

TOKOROA — Workers at OJI Fibre Solutions’ Kinleith mill in Tokoroa are hugely disappointed to learn today about a company proposal to end paper manufacturing, which would result in the loss of 230 jobs.

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Employment 12 Nov 2024
Sistema proposes sacking over 100 workers

AUCKLAND — Workers at Sistema’s Auckland plant are gutted to learn the company intends to cut their 407-strong workforce to 305, meaning 102 people will lose their jobs.

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Employment 8 Nov 2024
Cleaners left in limbo after contract change at Auckland Transport sites

Cleaners at Auckland Transport sites are fearing the worst for their accrued leave entitlements, as their previous employer MMS is refusing to transfer these entitlements to their new employer.

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Media 8 Oct 2024
Deep concerns as TVNZ signal more significant changes

E tū, the union representing TVNZ workers, is raising significant concerns over the broadcaster's proposed sweeping changes, which could reshape not just TVNZ, but New Zealand’s wider media landscape.

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Employment 18 Sep 2024
Government's contractors proposal "designed to lock in exploitation"

E tū is strongly opposed to the Government’s proposal to block some workers going to court to challenge their employment status, in light of Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke Van Velden revealing more details of her plan.

570 views

Employment 10 Oct 2023
Allied Press journalists take 24-hour strike action

DUNEDIN — E tū members working as journalists for Allied Press are walking off the job for a whole day to protest their employer's current offer on the table for their new collective agreement.

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Economy 19 May 2023
Budget 2023: E tū welcomes investment in our futures

E tū welcomes the 2023 Budget, which includes significant improvements for Kiwi families, as well as welcome developments for people working in some E tū industries.

New Zealand Budget 2023

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Employment 28 Apr 2023
Union's Just Transition aim for members affected by potential Webstar closure

MASTERTON — A “Just Transition” is the aim for E tū members working at Webstar Masterton who will lose their jobs if the plant shuts next year.

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Employment 11 Apr 2023
Cleaners second group of E tū members to initiate Fair Pay Agreement

AUCKLAND CITY — Cleaners are the latest group of workers from E tū to initiate for their Fair Pay Agreement.

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Employment 4 Apr 2023
New Living Wage rate a celebration for workers and their communities

E tū is celebrating the announcement of the new Living Wage rate and the positive difference that it will make to workers’ lives and to those of their whānau.

557 views

Employment 29 Mar 2023
Excitement as security guards initiate for Fair Pay Agreement

Security guards have made their voices heard and now have enough signatures to initiate a Fair Pay Agreement (FPA) for workers in their occupation.

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Employment 23 May 2022
Support workers all over NZ prepare to rally on Monday

Care and support workers, their employers, and the clients and residents they care for are rallying together for the first time to secure an urgent pay increase for workers in the sector before legislation that sets their pay and qualifications requirements expires in just over a month’s time.

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