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Victory for Kiwi seafarers as New Zealand Government rejects foreign shipping exemption

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Victory for Kiwi seafarers as New Zealand Government rejects foreign shipping exemption [ITF] 10-12-2025


Employment bill is worst attack on workers in decades [NZCTU] 09-12-2025


/ New Zealand Trans-Tasman Maritime Union Federation Ratified: A New Era of Unity for Maritime Workers [MUA] 05-12-2025


Pay gap pushes women into a month of unpaid work [NZCTU] 01-12-2025


Union head tells Labour party faithful ‘the rich’ have eaten up our ‘pavlova paradise’ [Stuff] 29-11-2025



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Government gambling with safety-keep a tug on Cook Straight 2026-01-12 [MUNZ]

Watch: Large fire engulfs building during firefighter's strike 2026-01-09 [RNZ]

Kenepuru's urgent care clinic short-staffing unfair on community-union 2026-01-06 [RNZ]

Health minister blames slow OIA responses on officials but union points to government's job cuts 2026-01-06 [RNZ]

New data shows government axed the thousands of critical health roles in the middle of crisis 2026-01-06 [PSA]

Woolworths accused of winding back remote work and weekend protections 2026-01-06 [The Post]

Nurses pay tribute to Dame Poutasi 2026-01-04 [NZNO]

Acclaimed Kiwi actress at the forefront to protect actors from AI. 2025-12-27 [TVNZ]

  JOB   Legal Officer/Policy Analyst 2025-12-27 [NZCTU]

  JOB   Union Organiser 2025-12-27 [Unite]

  JOB   Communications and Campaigns Officer 2025-12-27 [TEU]

  JOB   Principal Support Officer 2025-12-27 [NZEI]

  JOB   Field Officer – Ōtepōti 2025-12-27 [NZEI]

  JOB   Union Organiser Fixed Term 2025-12-27 [PSA]

Firefighters call off Boxing Day strike, to commence next month 2025-12-26 [Te Ao]

Woolworths customer care workers on strike till midnight 2025-12-24 [RNZ]

Nurses Union boss on the shsdowlands of Te Whatu Oraa 2025-12-24 [Newsroom]

ERA grants injunction preventing seafarer redundancies 2025-12-23 [The Press]

Health workers should accept proposed collective agreement - union 2025-12-22 [RNZ]

Nurses union says ealt NZ settlement delays are costin tem 2025-12-19 [Radio New Zealand]

Fast food workers appalled at minimum wae announcement 2025-12-19 [Unite Union]

GDP data shows economic growth is flat-lining 2025-12-19 [NZCTU]

Swell of a support for NZPFU members striking for one hour from 12 noon tomorrow (Friday) 2025-12-18 [ NZPFU]

Primary teachers reject governments sub-standard pay offer 2025-12-18 [NZEI-te Riu Roa]

Primary school teachers reject latest pay offer 2025-12-18 [RNZ]

Expl;osive document dump days out from Christmas exposes government's cynical attack on striking workers 2025-12-17 [PSA]

Forecasts show government economic strategy failing workers 2025-12-17 [NZCTU]

Woolworths contact centre workers strike 2025-12-15 [Inside Retail]

Air New Zealand cabin crews call off strike before Cristmas 2025-12-14 [RNZ]

  JOB   Union Organiser 2025-12-14 [PSA]

Firefighters push on with strike as negotiations continue to drag 2025-12-13 [The Post]

Inter-Islander ferry failure shows emergency tug needed-maritime unio 2025-12-13 [RNZ]

Woolworts call centre workers kick off strike action 2025-12-12 [Workers First union]

Min̈mum wage workers to get pay increase next year 2025-12-12 [RNZ]

New Zealand Pacific Health Brain Drain: Australia & NZ Poach Nurses, Leave Islands to Collapse 2025-12-11 [PSI]

Holcim lashes out and threatens New Zealand government for following maritime laws 2025-12-10 [MUNZ]

Victory for Kiwi seafarers as New Zealand Government rejects foreign shipping exemption 2025-12-10 [ITF]

Minister seeks advice after Supreme Court rules family carers are employees of the government 2025-12-09 [RNZ ]

Employment bill is worst attack on workers in decades 2025-12-09 [NZCTU]

PSA seeks Commerce Commisssion investigation into ACC about working from homemisleading job ads 2025-12-09 [PSA]

PSA opposes ministry job cuts amidst restructure 2025-12-08 [RNZ]

  JOB   Union Organisers x2 2025-12-07 [PSA]

  JOB   Payroll Administrator 2025-12-07 [NZCTU]

Human Rights Commission intervention a boost for landmark pay equity legal case 2025-12-05 [PSA]

New Zealand Trans-Tasman Maritime Union Federation Ratified: A New Era of Unity for Maritime Workers 2025-12-05 [MUA]

Air New Zealand cabin crew may strike in week before Cristmas 2025-12-04 [RNZ]

Secondary teachers accept governments collective bargaining offer 2025-12-04 [TVNZ]

Union gives notice of Air NZ strike a week before Christmas 2025-12-04 [The Herald]

NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey Speech to the Labour Conference 2025 2025-12-04 [NZCTU]

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