Workers First Union
@workersfirstnz
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32,000 strong! ✊ The trade union for retail, finance, logistics, transport, manufacturing, ambulance and bus workers in Aotearoa.
New Zealand
Joined September 2010
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Times are tough. Rising costs of living and increasing workloads, while pay stays the same. We worry about keeping our jobs, about what tomorrow will look like. DON’T FACE IT ALONE. Together we are stronger and our jobs are safer. Join your colleagues: https://t.co/o2ZviSn94O
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“The union movement is made of hundreds of thousands of diverse and unique groups of people and workforces. An attack on any industry is an attack on all of us.” Dennis Maga, #FIRSTUnion General Secretary #MarangeAke #FightBackTogether
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Union members, friends, whānau, everyone, fight back together with us this Wednesday. Times and locations in your area: https://t.co/OX4ZQ339Q4
#FightBackTogether #MarangaAke
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Documents revealed to RNZ show that Uber wrote “proposed amendments” to the Employment Relations Act, which were handed to Minister Brooke van Velden in a private meeting in May. https://t.co/L4RhnMbQ1m
rnz.co.nz
The government is being accused of copy and pasting Uber's position on contractors - and adopting it as official policy.
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Nearly 5000 people have already signed the petition for full funding of ambulance services like St John and Wellington Free - please add yours at https://t.co/Puyja515tu 🚑🆘❤️
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Today we’re launching a public petition that calls for full Government funding of our ambulance services - no emergency medical service should have to rely on charity donations to fund their operations. Click the link to sign and share the petition: https://t.co/Puyja515tu
together.org.nz
Join us in building a better world
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Oji confirms closure of the Penrose Mill with 75 workers facing redundancy, after WPI closes two Ruapehu mills with 200 workers. “another avoidable closure driven largely by high wholesale energy costs and a lack of Government intervention” Justin Wallace, #FIRSTUnion organiser
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Vet Nurses! Vets! Friends of Vet Nurses! People with pets! Help us get the word out to NZ Vet Nurses. Aotearoa Vet Nurses are underpaid and overworked and are organising for pay equity. Vet Nurses, join a thousand plus of your peers in the closed FB group: https://t.co/7Qewe8UZ9I
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FIRST Union and @EtuUnion are devastated that WPI has confirmed their intention to close the Karioi and Tangiwai mills. We thank everyone who fought for the ~300 jobs and impacted families and communities. This could have been avoided by our Government and electricity retailers.
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Look at these awesome pictures of Nelson Woolworths members on strike today @NZPSA & @FIRST_Union
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Thousands of Woolworths workers will walk off the job today. $1b paid to Woolworths shareholders in 5 years, 13 days of negotiation, and still no offer of fair pay or safe staffing. Workers: You are many, you are strong, and you are worth more. Tautoko. #WoolworthsWalkout
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