Supermarket giant agrees to super-wage deal for distribution workers

A new agreement between Foodstuffs North Island (distribution centres) and FIRST Union sets a company-wide precedent for good employment relations within the sector. The big wage win has boosted workers’ confidence and will affect hundreds of the company’s workers. FIRST Union and Foodstuffs North Island have settled a collective agreement covering all of the company’s […]

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Foodstuffs workers win conversion rights for labour-hire workers

A long-running dispute between Foodstuffs and its cold store distribution centre workers has been settled with union members winning conversion rights for the labour-hire workforce across the country. Following 6 days of strike action, a  new collective agreement was signed that includes a provision that will see labour-hire staff offered permanent employment with Foodstuffs within […]

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