Wellington on a Plate: an Interview with Madds Leather
Reporter Zebedee Schrader spoke with Hospo Workers Union Chair Madds Leather regarding Wellington on a Plate: the busiest time of the year for hospitality staff in Wellington.
Category: Unions
Frontier Forsaken: Proletarian Internationalism in the Pacific
Last week the new Prime Minister of the ‘Cook’ Islands, Mark Brown, said that there would be a travel bubble between New Zealand and the Cook Islands by Christmas. Many … Read More
75 Years of Workers’ Struggle in the WFTU
The World Federation of Trade Unions has just turned 75 years old! This piece from the Hospo Workers Union celebrates that legacy.
World Federation of Trade Unions Releases Statement on Tele-working
The WFTU has released a statement urging unions to protect workers from the infringement of rights that the mass roll-out of tele-working signifies.
NZTA Foots the Bill for Bus Drivers’ Living Wage
Zebedee Schrader reports on urban bus drivers getting a living wage and the curious involvement of NZTA.
Warehouse Group ‘restructures’, laying off 320 workers in the beginning of a new challenge for trade unions
Zebedee Schrader outlines the Warehouse group’s restructuring strategy, and why it does nothing but hurt workers.
By a thousand cuts, Trump trying to exterminate unions
President of United Steelworkers, Tom Conway, describes how the Trump Administration is seeking to wipe out trade unions and organised labour in the USA.
Hospo union calls for increased worker protections during COVID-19 recovery
The Hospo Workers Union (HWU) is calling for greater attention to be paid to the health and safety of workers on May Day, including a government supply of primary protective … Read More