Peter Franks is a labour historian. He was the Communications & Research Officer at the Council of Trade Unions from 1994 to 1999. Below is a speech he gave to the CTU's reception commemorating the 10th Biennial Conference of the NZ Council of Trade Unions and the 70th Anniversary of the Federation of Labour. 

Service and Food Workers Union - Nga Ringa Tota

CAMPAIGN LEAD ORGANISER - Northern Region

The Service and Food Workers Union - Nga Ringa Tota is a large union organising workers in a wide range of industries, in both public and private sectors.

We currently have a vacancy for a fulltime lead organiser based in our Auckland office.

• Union members are mobilised to fight for the law changes they need
• Union members and other workers are telling their own stories about what has happened to them and why the law needs to change
  

These are the main messages in the union-led campaign for an employment law that works.

• Since the introduction of the Employment Relations Act three years ago, NZ has enjoyed a period of economic growth and falling unemployment that is the envy of countries such as the US, Germany and Japan.