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Press Release – First Union Last week’s illegal lockout of Wellington-based NZ Bus drivers has yet again shown us that private businesses simply aren’t fit to run New Zealand’s bus systems, with this lockout becoming the latest in a long line of failures and breakdowns under the ‘PTOM’ privatisation experiment that must end now, FIRST Union said today. The Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM) is a framework developed in 2009 between Government, councils and private operators like...

The mill, which makes packaging, has been exporting mostof its products to SIG, which has since found an alternative supplier. It is one of Whakatānes largest private employers and many of the workers are second or third generation workers. Christel Yardley/Stuff Whakātane has been worried about the mill’s closure, coming hot on the heels of Covid-19 and the Whakaari eruption which has severely impacted its tourism sector. However, SIG warned that closure was still “a very real prospec...

Unions say the closure will be "devastating" for the community, which is still reeling from the Whakaari/White Island eruption and Covid-19.

The closure of Whakatāne Mill has been confirmed, with over 150 skilled operational workers being made redundant after 85 years of operations. FIRST Union and E tū say that while vital the impact on the local community will be significant, there ...

Other mills could follow Whakatāne mill's proposed closure, union says.

Whakatāne Mill closure looms, workers face job losses 24 Feb, 2021 05:00 AM 9 minutes to read Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is continuing her tour of the Bay of Plenty. Rotorua Daily Post A looming closure of the Whakatāne Mill is being described as a "devastating blow" as residents now worry about the futures of the 210 workers facing job losses. The Swiss owners of the mill which, for 80 years, has been the backbone of jobs for locals, have proposed to close the site this...

Source: First Union The closure of Whakatane Mill confirms that New Zealand needs to change its policy setting around Governmental procurement of locally processed wood products and secure the wood supply to our processors if we are to avoid further closures and devastating waves of redundancy, FIRST Union said today. Yesterday evening, staff were informed that the Whakatane Mill will be closing by July and ceasing its operations, affecting around 210 staff; over a hundred of whom are member...

Union fears more job losses at Refining NZ in Northland 19 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read First Union fears more than 90 people could lose their jobs at Refining New Zealand as demand for fuel plummets. Photo / John Stone First Union fears more than 90 people could lose their jobs at Refining New Zealand as demand for fuel plummets. Photo / John Stone Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern Advocateimran.ali@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat A union representing the bulk of unionised members at ...

Press Release – First Union Workers at Toll Logistics, the third-party logistics arm of global company Toll, have walked off the job today following stalled employment negotiations. The strike is the second in a matter of weeks as the workers seek to protect their current terms … Workers at Toll Logistics, the third-party logistics arm of global company Toll, have walked off the job today following stalled employment negotiations. The strike is the second in a matter of weeks as the worker...

Workers at Toll Logistics, the third-party logistics arm of global company Toll, have walked off the job today following stalled employment negotiations. The strike is the second in a matter of weeks as the workers seek to protect their current terms and conditions of employment and get the company to stop unlawfully favouring non-union workers over union workers by paying them more redundancy compensation. Japan Post announced its intention to sell the Australasian Toll business last month aft...