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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 year. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited Whakatāne Mill while campaigning in Whakatāne last ye...

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 members of FIRST Union. “A Just Transition has to be real and more than just rhetoric,” said Jar...

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 Refining New Zealand fears the eventual job losses could be more than the 90 currently earmarked as ...

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 workers seek to protect their current terms and conditions of employment and get the company to stop unlaw...

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 after a series of misfortunes and losses. The company was hit by two large IT breaches, additional cost...