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Union members are expected to firmly reject pay offer after a breakdown in negotiations.

Stop-work meeting of Auckland port workers over safety concerns 12 Apr, 2021 08:34 PM 3 minutes to read There have been three deaths at the port in recent years. Photo / Michael Craig A stop-work meeting of Ports of Auckland's front line workers is underway to discuss systemic health and safety issues uncovered at the country's main imports gateway. About 140 members of the Maritime Union of New Zealand are attending. Despite being invited, no company representatives have shown. The union has about 164 stevedore members but some could not attend because of work commitments, ...

Auckland Council a 'lazy' port owner, time to stop hiding behind port law: councillor 6 Apr, 2021 05:23 AM 6 minutes to read There have been three deaths at the port in recent years. Photo / Michael Craig A special stopwork meeting over worker safety at the Ports of Auckland is likely this week as a senior Auckland councillor says the council has been a "lazy hands-off owner" of the country's main imports gateway. Councillor Chris Darby said the council has been "hiding behind" the Port Companies Act and failing to show leadership. "Our hands-off approach has contributed to ...

Source: First Union As thousands of retail workers head into bargaining periods with major employers all over New Zealand to negotiate better wages and conditions, FIRST Union is kicking off a campaign to make the three biggest issues facing workers a central part of all upcoming negotiations with employers including Farmers, Briscoes, Bunnings, Kmart, Cotton On and H&M. In 2021, over 2000 retail workers who are members of FIRST Union will enter bargaining with employers as their existing Collective Agreements expire and new deals must be signed. Prior to the most recent Covid-19 lockdown,...

As thousands of retail workers head into bargaining periods with major employers all over New Zealand to negotiate better wages and conditions, FIRST Union is kicking off a campaign to make the three biggest issues facing workers a central part of ...