FIRST Union is opening a Pharmacy sector within union membership in response to a higher volume of requests from both Pharmacists and shop Sales Assistants at pharmacies across New Zealand. The Union already provides support and protects workers’ well-being through collective agreements within the health sector in areas such as pharmaceutical distribution centres and on-road […]
Around 60 Ritchies Murphy bus drivers took further strike action this morning following an incredibly frustrating series of failed negotiations over pay and work conditions with more expected to follow. FIRST Union transport organiser Graham McKean says negotiations have been ongoing since September 2016, a remarkably long time for bus operators in Auckland, with the […]
Retail workers and their supporters made a statement in the centre of Auckland’s bustling Queen Street today over pay and performance conditions. Farmers workers and their supporters picketed stores in Auckland and Wellington. This kicks off a series of planned pickets to take place outside Farmers stores over the coming weeks. Farmers workers typically start […]
