FIRST Union in the News

Hawkes Bay's jobless rate falls in survey

Date of Release:

08/02/2013

A union is warning that casualisation and limited working hours are causing havoc with local workers.

Govt condemned over Pacific job losses

Date of Release:

08/02/2013

Unions representing Pacific workers are condemning the loss of 15,600 Pacific jobs last year as unacceptable and an indictment on the Government.

Questions raised over job statistics

Date of Release:

08/02/2013

Unions suggested that a drop in part-time work could be leading more people to leave the workforce.

Polytechnic offering to retrain workers

Date of Release:

06/02/2013

Sharon Solomon, an operator and delegate for First Union, said last week she was "pretty devastated.

Crisis talks over Summit Wool redundancies

Date of Release:

04/02/2013

There'll be crisis talks today over redundancy packages at the Summit Wool Spinners plant in Oamaru. Sharon Solomon works at the plant and is a delegate for First Union - she says they're still sorting out exit-details.

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