Unions back mandatory vaccination for port workers
Source: Maritime Union of New Zealand
The two main unions representing New Zealand port workers are backing the Government move to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory...
Geneva Health: support worker ratification meetings – E tū
Source: Etu Union
Come along to a meeting to ratify (vote on) your new collective agreement!
Your bargaining team has been working hard, and we’re excited...
Crew welfare needs to be considered in Viking Bay case
Source: Maritime Union of New Zealand
The Maritime Union says problems with quarantine for sick crew members aboard the Viking Bay show processes need to...
Unions welcome Greens’ call for more action to reduce emissions
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU
The Council of Trade Unions is agreeing with Greens co-leader James Shaw who gave a speech this afternoon...
Infected crew members highlight a weak point in border security
Source: Maritime Union of New Zealand
Two COVID-positive foreign crew members are self-isolating on the Spanish-flagged deep sea fishing vessel Viking Bay off the Taranaki...
NZEI Te Riu Roa: More transformative action needed to fix severe teacher shortage in...
Source: New Zealand Education Institute (NZEI)
NZEI Te Riu Roa: More transformative action needed to fix severe teacher shortage in ECE
7 July 2021
The union for early childhood...
New employment protections for security (Part 6A) – E tū
Source: Etu Union
Last week, security guards were finally added to Part 6A of the Employment Relations Act, meaning that they can keep their terms...
Teaching Council Judicial Review
Source: Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA)
The PPTA has succeeded in challenging the Teaching Council’s decisions that raised practising certificate fees and replaced triennial certification...
A $100K difference in pay over ten years – union says ECE pay parity...
Source: New Zealand Education Institute (NZEI)
A $100K difference in pay over ten years – union says ECE pay parity needs to be accelerated
1 July 2021
Early childhood...
Port of Tauranga is responsible for worker harm
Source: Maritime Union of New Zealand
The Maritime Union has backed calls by whistle blowers at Port of Tauranga who have come forward after suffering...
ECE teachers welcome Parliament’s next step toward pay parity
Source: New Zealand Education Institute (NZEI)
ECE teachers welcome Parliament’s next step toward pay parity
29 June 2021
The union for ECE teachers, NZEI Te Riu Roa, is welcoming...
School cleaners beg management to step in and reverse inevitable redundancies – E tū
Source: Etu Union
A group of essential workers at a South Auckland primary school are now struggling with their future after learning that they face...
