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How E tū union ended up taking one of its own to the employment court
Sat, 25 May 2024 05:39:48 +1200 | RNZ
The union now must pay its former employee compensation, 12 months' lost remuneration and more to his costs. More >>
University Of Waikato Staff Protest On Open Day Over Stalled Pay Talks
Fri, 24 May 2024 16:35:53 +1200 | RNZ
Up to 110 members of the Tertiary Education Union took strike action for three hours during the university's open day. More >>
‘Cuts In Context’ Report Launch And Visual Display At Parliament Today
Fri, 24 May 2024 11:39:42 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
Cuts in Context reveals the Government’s proposed cuts to the Public Service departments do not nearly go far enough to rewind the massive staffing increases under the previous Government.More >>
PSA Comment On DOC Cuts
Thu, 23 May 2024 17:42:35 +1200 | Public Service Association
The PSA is gravely concerned that the drive to respond to Government saving cuts has seen DOC confirm to staff that is cutting 124 net roles. More >>
New Wellington Billboards Throw Down $49/Week Gauntlet For Budget
Thu, 23 May 2024 14:54:00 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is today launching five billboards around Parliament depicting the Finance Minister riding a piggy bank to emphasise the fact that the average Kiwi needs to see a $49/week tax reduction at next year’s budget in order to reverse ...More >>
Jordan Williams On Why The Taxpayers' Union Went To Panama To Debate Vaping
Wed, 22 May 2024 18:22:51 +1200 | RNZ
Jordan Williams reveals why his lobby group went to Panama, why he wants to see lobbying rules tightened, and talks Atlas Network connections. More >>
Govt Plans To Cut Staff Making Roads Safer During Road Safety Week
Wed, 22 May 2024 17:17:44 +1200 | Public Service Association
The latest cuts proposed by Waka Kotahi will expose travellers to more danger with experienced staff driving road safety campaigns and supporting local councils under threat.More >>
Nicola Willis Must Tackle Cost Of Living At Next Week’s Budget
Wed, 22 May 2024 14:15:13 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
35 months and counting of inflation outside the target range keeps eating away at what’s left of Kiwis’ purchasing power, after 14 years of bracket creep has already left them paying $49 a week more in income tax than they were in 2010.More >>
TEU Members To Strike At University Of Waikato
Tue, 21 May 2024 11:20:30 +1200 | Tertiary Education Union
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union members will strike at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | The University of Waikato on Friday, following eight months of negotiations, and a mediation session, that have yielded little movement from the employer. Kaiwhakahaere ...More >>
Community Insisted Te Huia Funding Continued
Tue, 21 May 2024 09:30:48 +1200 | Public Transport Users Association
NZTA Waka Kotahi’s decision on Friday 17th May 2024 to keep but reduce the subsidy for the Te Huia train was both heartening and concerning. More >>
Wairoa Iwi And Hapū Witness Historic Return Of Whenua Following Treaty Settlement
Mon, 20 May 2024 10:30:12 +1200 | Arriba PR
The transfer of the old Turiroa school is the first of 29 properties that were purchased by the trust from the crown. The former country school will be transferred to three kahui - Ngā Tokorima ā Hinemanuhiri, Te Hononga o ngā Awa, and Te Wairoa Tapokorau ...More >>
Why Corporations Choose Lawlessness To Fight Unions
Sat, 18 May 2024 15:16:03 +1200 | Independent Media Institute
Workers at companies like Apple and Starbucks face armies of union-busting lawyers advising employers to repeatedly violate labor laws. More >>
NZCTU Calls On Wellington Councillors To Vote Against Airport Privatisation
Fri, 17 May 2024 13:00:10 +1200 | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff backs the thinking of 74% of Wellingtonians in rejecting the airport privatisation. More >>
ACC Downgrades Safeguarding Māori From Injury And Sexual Violence
Fri, 17 May 2024 11:35:13 +1200 | PSA
Specialist Māori injury prevention roles slashed More >>
Poll Shows Three Quarters Of Wellingtonians Oppose Airport Sale
Fri, 17 May 2024 10:08:04 +1200 | Unions Wellington
A new poll commissioned by Unions Wellington shows an overwhelming majority of Wellingtonians oppose the Council’s plan to sell the 34% public stake in Wellington Airport.More >>
ITUC Statement: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia And Transphobia 2024
Fri, 17 May 2024 04:39:47 +1200 | ITUC
To mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), trade unions pledge to organise, advocate and educate to counter the far-right, misogynist and anti-LGBTQI+ backlash at work, in society and globally.More >>
St Kilda Care Home Reduced Staff Hours ‘devastating’
Thu, 16 May 2024 13:54:27 +1200 | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
On Friday, NZNO Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) and E tū members at St Kilda Care Home in Cambridge, Waikato will rally against their employer’s decision to cut the number of hours for up to 40 nurses and caregivers on the staff roster.More >>
MPI slashes 10% of workforce in response to Govt spending cuts
Thu, 16 May 2024 11:55:15 +1200 | Public Service Association
The agency charged with safeguarding and growing our key primary exports has today confirmed it is cutting 10% of its nationwide workforce. More >>
If The Wellington Mayor’s Not Going To Bother Turning Up Anyway, Sell The Airport Shares
Thu, 16 May 2024 10:59:50 +1200 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has been revealed to have missed half of all Wellington Airport board meetings in the past year. More >>
On ACT’s Charter Schools Experiment
Thu, 16 May 2024 10:55:13 +1200 | Gordon Campbell
If there was still any doubt as to who is running this government, this week’s charter schools announcement has settled the matter. While jobs and public services continue to be cut in the name of austerity the government has somehow found $153 ...More >>
