Union
Nurses vote on pay settlement
The Nurses Organisation says a strike ballot is likely if nurses reject a new pay offer. About 27,000 hospital nurses nationwide will start voting today on the proposed settlement. It includes pay… Audio
'They want us to go lower wage' - union boss on Wellington train strike
The union behind the strike wants better working conditions - something they say they've been trying to negotiate since May. General Secretary of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union Wayne Butson… Audio
Wellington strike couldn't be stopped - Transdev
As commuter chaos descends upon Wellington, authorities are urging anyone who hasn't yet left home not to take their car into the city. Metlink operator Transdev had hoped to avoid the strike action… Audio
Wellington faces gridlock as train strikes begin
Thousands of Wellington commuters are facing disruption this morning after train drivers walked off the job. More than 400 staff members for Metlink providers Transdev and Hyundai Rotem began a… Audio
Wellington train lines quiet as strike ensues
Commuters are about to start pouring into Wellington, and none of them on the region's trains. All train lines into the city have gone quiet, as workers for Metlink providers Transdev and Hyundai… Audio
Fiji firefighters 'coerced' into union
The Fiji Public Service Association says fire-fighters have been coerced into joining an 'in-house' union by the National Fire Authority.
Protest for Victoria University staff takes musical twist
Bargaining resumes at Victoria University in Wellington today for the Tertiary Education Union. 850 of the university's union staff will play the 1978 Split Enz hit "I see red" on the hour, every hour… Audio
Bunnings, workers agree to abide by ERA
A long-standing Bunnings employment dispute is heading to the Employment Relations Authority, the employees' union says.
Meat Workers Union & AFFCO Row Hits a New Low
The long running battle between the Meat Workers' Union and Talley's owned-AFFCO has hit a new low in a row over t-shirts. The union says an employee has been suspended without pay after he videoed… Audio
Māori farmer's protest will affect employment: AFFCO
AFFCO is warning that it will not need to employ as many staff if Māori farmers withhold stock from the company.
DOC staff to protest pay offer
Department of Conservation (DOC) staff say they feel undervalued by management and will take limited industrial action this week. More than three-quarters of the department's 2000 staff plan to…
