FIRST Union and Breadcraft Wairarapa have reached an agreement in bargaining that will see the company’s employees receive at least the Living Wage by 1 September 2020. Employees will also be able to receive a margin above that, depending on skills and qualifications. There will be a significant increase for Breadcraft employees this year, followed […]
If you have been down to Ihumātao over the last few days, then you may have noticed the significant presence of FIRST Union members and officials. FIRST Union members have also been active in organising and participating in the Ihumatao solidarity protests in Wellington, Christchurch and other cities. There have been many other unionists in […]
The workers who make Big Ben pies at George Weston Foods have won big pay rises and conversion rights for labour-hire workers, after notifying a third, longer strike whilst negotiations were underway. Two strikes had already taken place, one in April and one in early May, and the third was set to be the longest […]
H&M has angered staff by responding to news, that FIRST Union members have voted to take industrial action, by threatening disciplinary action and claiming their in-store mannequins are hazardous. Last week around 55 union members voted to take a series of strike actions in favour of living wages. One of the proposed actions was a […]
