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Westpac net profit up 22%, bank currently negotiating with staff
Media release Westpac’s announcement today of a 22% increase in net profit for the last financial year shows that the bank...
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New danger online for teenagers
By Aurora Van Kerckhove Nowadays, internet use among teenagers has become an inevitable phenomenon, as it has become a part...
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Sense should have prevailed among Nuplex shareholders
Media release: FIRST Union A union representing workers at Nuplex Industries has slammed moves to whack up director...
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Loan shark industry will continue to grow without laws to stop them
Media release: FIRST Union Pasefika Fono Thursday November 1, 2012 Without interest rate caps imposed on them, loan...
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Residential school closures a kick in the guts
Media release The decision to close down two residential special schools is a kick in the guts for staff, students and families...
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Removal of valuable employment protections defies logic
PSA media release The Public Service Association says government moves to remove employment protections under Part...
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Government Strips Away Employment Rights From Most Vulnerable Workers
“The National-led Government has just stripped away the rights of New Zealand’s most vulnerable workers by removing the...
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EPMU: Low Pike River fine sends wrong signal
The $46,000 fine imposed on VLI Drilling in Greymouth today for its failures at the Pike River mine is shockingly low, says...
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FIRST Union:‘Safe rates’ legislation needed in New Zealand also
Media release A law change is needed to stop unsafe practises by truck drivers on New Zealand’s roads, the drivers’ union...
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Solid Energy and the Government have failed Greymouth
Solid Energy and the Government have failed the workers at Spring Creek mine and dealt a devastating blow to their community,...