Queen Street negotiations break down, court date confirmed
4 May, 2021 05:49 AM
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Empty shops on Queen St add to its run-down feel. Photo / Brett Phibbs
Talks over the future of Queen St have broken down. Tomorrow, the lobby group Save Queen Street will file papers in the Auckland High Court, seeking an injunction to stop all council work on the street.
The Save Queen Street Society (SQSS) advised Auckland Council last week that it would seek the injunction, but the two sides then agreed to talks and the legal action was put on hold.
The lobby group is also seeking a judicial review of council decisions about the street during and after the first Covid-19 lockdown.
Cleaner leaves boss brutal note on her last shift working at a bank
4 May, 2021 05:35 AM
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Julie s brutally honest note for her boss on her last shift went viral.
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By: Shireen Khalil
A cleaner has had the last laugh after she left a brutally honest note for her boss on her last day of work.
Julie Cousins, of the UK, had been cleaning banks for 35 years before deciding it was time to retire.
Her son Joe, took to Twitter to wish his mother a happy retirement, alongside a snap of her heartfelt letter to her former boss, also named Julie.
EnergyExxon refinery dispute centers on seniority, pay, demand for vote
Erwin Seba
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United Steelworkers (USW) union members picket outside Exxon Mobil s oil refinery amid a contract dispute in Beaumont, Texas, U.S., May 1, 2021. Exxon locked out the plant s about 650 union-represented employees citing fears of a strike. Picture taken May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Erwin Seba/
Disputes over seniority rights and pay for union workers at Exxon Mobil Corpâs (XOM.N) Beaumont, Texas, refinery led to Saturdayâs first lockout at the 118-year-old plant, according to people familiar with the matter.
Workers represented by the United Steelworkers union (USW) walked picket lines for a third day outside the gates of the refinery and its lube oil plant. No talks took place and no proposals were swapped on Monday between two sides, the people said.