Funding crisis forces ambulance staff to strike
Date of Release: Monday, October 17, 2016Body: Over 1000 Ambulance officers across New Zealand have issued a 14 day notice of industrial action at St John Ambulance. The strike comes after an attempt...
View ArticleControversy at new South Auckland bus operator
Date of Release: Monday, October 31, 2016Body: Drivers are resigning from new South Auckland bus operator Go Bus sighting unsafe conditions of work as the reason, says Bus Drivers First.Go Bus Ltd...
View ArticleAmbos alter strike plans
Date of Release: Monday, October 31, 2016Body: Ambulance professionals across the country have agreed to alter their strike plans as a gesture to reassure any worried members of the public.Ambulance...
View ArticleRegulate "wild west" labour hire industry – union
Date of Release: Wednesday, November 2, 2016Body: A union representing approximately 2000 labour hire workers in the logistics industry is calling on the Government to urgently introduce a licensing...
View ArticlePumpkin Patch still deducting workers’ money to pay for “worthless” shares
Date of Release: Thursday, November 3, 2016Body: Workers at Pumpkin Patch head office and distribution centre are outraged after receiving an email from the company’s payroll department confirming that...
View ArticleSt John threatens jobs… over wearing a badge
Date of Release: Friday, November 4, 2016Body: As ambulance officers across the country begin strike action at St John, the union representing the officers has revealed that approximately 800 officers...
View ArticleSt John employ “emotional blackmail” in badge dispute
Date of Release: Monday, November 7, 2016Body: The union representing over 800 striking ambulance officers in the North Island is condemning St John after an Auckland station manager told an ambulance...
View ArticleMāori workers call for end to exploitation at iwi-owned bus company
Date of Release: Tuesday, November 8, 2016Body: The boards of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Waikato-Tainui must put the brakes on the exploitation of workers at iwi-owned Go Bus, says FIRST Union...
View ArticleNo buyer found for Pumpkin Patch, head office staff to go
Date of Release: Tuesday, November 22, 2016Body: The union representing distribution centre workers at Pumpkin Patch is calling on the company receiver, KordaMentha, to guarantee that head office...
View ArticlePumpkin Patch workers lose health insurance in payment botch-up
Date of Release: Thursday, November 24, 2016Body: In another blow for workers at failed children’s retailer Pumpkin Patch, some workers have discovered their insurance cover could be void after the...
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