Today’s Union News includes coverage on changes to the Health and Safety at Work Bill – expected to have its second reading today. Don’t forget our Not One More rally at Parliament tomorrow at 1pm, and make sure you’ve signed the petition.
Union coverage
- DWU – Around 100 Fonterra jobs could go, says union | Stuff
- DWU – Fonterra to lose roles as part of a broader shakeup, Air NZ also jettisoning jobs soon | The Post (paywalled)
- Unions Wellington – Wellington City Council stops looking for cleaning contractor, seeks to bring work in-house | The Post (paywalled)
- CTU – Vote against protections for gig workers ’embarrassing’ | RNZ
Employment and health and safety law changes
- Safety institute says ACC’s exclusion from law overhaul may have breached Cabinet Manual | The Post (paywalled)
- The steady march of the workplace health and safety amendment bill | The Spinoff
- ‘Fundamental issues’ need to be addressed with National’s KiwiSaver policy, Labour says | RNZ
- Workers could wear cost of National’s proposed KiwiSaver changes | RNZ
- Forest Stewardship Council wants to reduce worker risks in erodible, ‘non-certified’ forests | NZ Herald
Opinion
