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Bosses Go on the Offensive : Time to Fightback
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- Published: Tuesday, 06 March 2012 00:08
- Written by Socialist Appeal Editoral Board
The start to 2012 has not been a dull affair as far as the class struggle is concerned. The bosses are going on the offensive to drive down wages and conditions in order to boost their profits (the unpaid labour of the working class).
Affco Meat Workers Locked Out
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- Published: Monday, 05 March 2012 23:56
- Written by Miles Lacey
Affco, which is owned by the wealthy Talley family, have announced they have locked out union members at their Affco freezing works after they encountered resistance to new provisions to their collective contracts from the Meat Workers’ Union who object to the pay and working conditions being put forward by Affco management.
CMP ANZCO Rangitikei Lockout Support the Meat Workers
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- Published: Friday, 23 December 2011 13:45
- Written by Socialist Appeal Editorial Board
100 members of the Meat Workers Union are facing the Christmas holiday on the picket lines after being locked out at the Marton ANZCO Canterbury Meat Processors (CMP meatworks).
Support Auckland Wharfies: No to Casualisation & No to Privatisation
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- Published: Saturday, 18 February 2012 18:57
- Written by Graham Day
The Maritime Union Of New Zealand (MUNZ) is involved in a bitter dispute with Ports of Auckland (POAL) management. At the centre of the dispute is an attempt by the POAL management to bust the union and casualise the workforce, as part of a drive towards privatisation. If the POAL management succeed in busting the union it will have serious implications for all workers in New Zealand.