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 »
CTU says–Get organized, Get your share- 02 March 2005 Employers are currently making good profits but New Zealand workers are looking at the lowest wage growth in the industrialised world unless they join a union and get organized says CTU President Ross Wilson....READ MORE »
Campaign Gathers Momentum in Sri Lanka- 17 September 2003 The All Ceylon Commercial & Industrial Workers Union (ACCIWU) has commenced their campaign to reunionise the Fonterra plant in Colombo, Sri Lanka....READ MORE »
Life member dies- 21 December 2004 Life member Graeme Day passed away on 16 December following a short illness...READ MORE »
Media Release on DWU Drug Policy- 04 December 2003 National Secretary James Ritchie issued the following statement
on the NZDF/NZDWU joint policy on Drugs and Alcohol ...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 »
NZ Labour Party- 17 September 2003 Members Vote To Affiliate To The New Zealand Labour Party...READ MORE »
NZMP (Fonterra)- 20 October 2003 Union negotiates settlement with NZMP and members have now ratified the new collective agreement at site meetings held throughout the country....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 »
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 »
Update: DWU plans for 2004. - 22 January 2004 • Union Staffing. • Nat Executive to meet in Feb. • Employment law changes need support. • Our own presidential elections....READ MORE »
