News: Latest Stories

The real cause of our financial woes: Greed and Shameless Exploitation - 02 May 2008
James Ritchie looks behind the headlines... READ MORE »

Nestle, Fonterra to milk Brazilian dairy demand - 08 January 2008
3/1/2008 - Nestle has confirmed that it will work with New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra in constructing and running a new dairy in Brazil as part of a joint US$40m (€27m) investment to step up raw milk production in the country.... READ MORE »

Industrial Organiser - Two Vacancies - 07 January 2008
The NZ Dairy Workers Union has two current vacancies for an organiser position.... READ MORE »

Fonterra Listing will erode NZ ownership. - 16 November 2007
by James Ritchie National Secretary... READ MORE »

Fonterra Negotiations Underway - 14 September 2007
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The Grated Cheese Company Closes - 07 July 2007
loyal union members will be missed... READ MORE »

DWU President and National Secretary attend the 25th global Congress of the IUF - 07 July 2007
Internationalist response from unionists to corporate offensives... READ MORE »

Kiwi Ice Cream Workers Join the DWU - 07 July 2007
Previously non union sites sign up... READ MORE »

More new members - 07 July 2007
The Sutton Group–Welcome to the Union!... READ MORE »

Union Building - 07 July 2007
Editorial by James Ritchie (from May 07 DairyWorker)... READ MORE »

NZ Consumers “Choking” on Nestlé’s Maggi Noodles? - 09 March 2007
For more than half a year, management at Nestlé Fiji have been stone-walling negotiations with the IUF-affiliated Fiji Sugar and General Workers’ Union (FSGWU), which represents Nestlé workers and who make Maggi Noodles for the New Zealand market.... READ MORE »

Australia: Union members celebrate big win at Fonterra - 21 December 2006
Union members at a Fonterra site in Australia have scored a big win with their first Collective Agreement. The 60 members unanimously voted for their first Collective Agreement in November.... READ MORE »

Forums closed - 15 December 2006
Owing to a lack of resources, a decision has been made to drop the discussion forums.... READ MORE »

NZDWU/Fonterra Ingredients Collective Agreement Ratified - 04 December 2006
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Progressive enterprise worker lock-out - 14 September 2006
As most of you will be aware now, Progressive enterprises (owned by Woolworths Australia) have locked out over 500 workers until they drop their claim for a national collective agreement. The NZDWU fully supports the workers and urges our members to do what they can to support them while they are locked-out.... READ MORE »

Dairy workers under hammer - 22 May 2006
Dairy workers under hammer by Andrea Fox (New Zealand Farmers Weekly, 22 May 2006)... READ MORE »

300 Cheese Jobs To Go - 28 February 2006
By James Ritchie NZDWU National Secretary... READ MORE »

Westland Collective Agreement Settled - 28 February 2006
Murray Kerse reports that...... READ MORE »

Favourable Ruling on Bonus for Temps - 28 February 2006
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TIME TO GEAR UP ON DRIVER SAFETY - 31 October 2005
Tanker Drivers; two workplace fatalities in two weeks!... READ MORE »