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Deal struck for striking Firth members in Waikato

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Firth workers striking

Members for Fletcher’s owned Firth Concrete in Waikato won an impressive minimum 9% pay increase amongst other benefits following a series of industrial actions with the troubled employer. One member even received more than the CEO, who despite the company’s reports of huge losses, received a whopping 17% pay increase before being exited from the […]

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Foodstuffs workers win conversion rights for labour-hire workers

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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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