CMP ANZCO Rangitikei Lockout Support the Meat Workers
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).
Read MorePorts Of Auckland Support Maritime Union Struggle
The Maritime Union has put in a further 48-hour strike notice at Ports of Auckland from 7am on Friday 30th December until 7 am Sunday 1st January 2012.
Read MoreNo to Austerity: Defend Union Rights
With the re-election of a National led government we will most likely see the bosses go on the offensive to further undermine workers pay and conditions, and beneficiaries entitlements . Already the National led government has signalled major legislative counter-reforms against workers, which are aimed at weakening collective bargaining and the unions ability to operate […]
Read MoreOf Bailouts & Fraud: The South Canterbury Finance Company Saga
On December 7th, 2011, the Serious Fraud Office announced it was laying 21 charges against five people in the failed lending company South Canterbury Finance, which came to national attention in August 2010 when the National-led government bailed out the organisation for $1.6 billion (£729 million) under the 2008 Crown Retail Deposit Scheme that was […]
Read MoreAn Analysis of Labour’s General Election Disaster
For the Labour Party the 2011 general election defeat was the worst since 1928. The main factor for this was the historic low turnout as many workers stayed at home and were not enthused enough by the right-wing leadership of the Labour party to go out and vote. The turn out was down from (what […]
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