FIRST Union's Finance Secretary Andrew Casidy talks about what the official cash rate decision means for workers, in this peice below from Radio NZ's Checkpoint.

A union representing retail employees says plans to close and sell-off Dick Smith stores is unsettling for staff, who don't know if they'll be out of a job.

A union representing wood processing workers says Government intervention is needed to save the industry from a crisis.

Carpet maker Cavalier has made 22 workers redundant in its Wiri, Napier and Whanganui mills, according to the union representing textile workers.

First Union says the unprocessed wood industry is hurting wood processers, including saw mills and paper manufacturers.