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Media Release: Union supports responsible lending bill
Posted On: Wednesday, 21 July 2010
The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota is supporting the Consumer Credit (Responsible Lending) Bill which is due for its first reading in Parliament today. SFWU National Secretary John Ryall says unscrupulous lenders target low income... more...
CTU Media Release: Unions do have evidence over 90 Day trial
Posted On: Monday, 19 July 2010
Unions do have evidence of workers being dismissed unfairly under the 90 day provisions that operate for small firms. Helen Kelly, CTU President, said today that the public has been made aware for instance of the worker at Dunbar Sloane auctioneers... more...
CTU Media Release: Government is being unfair to workers
Posted On: Sunday, 18 July 2010
“The package of employment law changes announced today tilts the balance in favour of employers and undermines fairness at work”, said Helen Kelly, CTU President today. There is now an accumulation of attacks on workers rights including... more...
CTU Media Release: 90 Day Study ? Department refuses to release question format and methodology
Posted On: Saturday, 17 July 2010
The Labour Department has refused a CTU request for a copy of the methodology and questionnaire used in its research on the impact of the 90 day trial period. "This suggests the survey could be a set up, designed to support Government plans to extend... more...
Media Release: "Fire at will" law shows Nats true face says union
Posted On: Friday, 16 July 2010
16 July 2010 For immediate release "Fire at will" law shows Nats true face says union The Service and Food Workers Union is condemning Government plans to extend the controversial Fire at Will law to all workers in New Zealand, and to... more...
CTU Media Release: Attacks on workers and unions sinister
Posted On: Thursday, 15 July 2010
Leaked information that the Government will both extend the law that removes the right to appeal against unfair dismissal and restrict union access onto worksites is a throw-back to the bad old days of the Employment Contracts Act of the 1990s, CTU... more...
CTU media release: Government spending cuts for their own sake?
Posted On: Monday, 12 July 2010
Faster cuts in government spending risk tipping the economy back into recession, says the CTU’s Economist and Policy Director Bill Rosenberg. Despite steady reductions in the Government’s deficit, well ahead of forecasts, it is still... more...
Media Release: Massey Cleaners job shock!
Posted On: Thursday, 8 July 2010
A plan to cut nearly 34,000 hours from the cleaning contract at Massey University has shocked and angered cleaning staff across the country. From 1 July a new cleaning contractor has been appointed to work at Massey University's campuses in Auckland,... more...
CTU Media Release: Government trade policy must address land ownership
Posted On: Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Landcorp’s proposal to purchase the Crafar farms might be a short term solution to the current problem of New Zealand land being purchased by foreign buyers, said the CTU today, but the issue is an ongoing one, and will require a fundamental shift... more...
Media Release:Rendezvous Hotel lockout ended
Posted On: Wednesday, 30 June 2010
30 June 2010 for immediate release Rendezvous Hotel lockout ended Housekeeping staff at the Rendezvous Hotel in Auckland are back at work today, having this morning ratified an agreement won after 13 days locked out by their employer without... more...
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