Meatworkers
Alliance meatworks hiring 100 overseas workers
New Zealand Meatworkers Union says there are plenty of local workers vying for jobs that could now be going to overseas workers, but the company says it's recruiting to cover a worker shortage. Audio
Mayor confident Ashburton has jobs for meatworkers
Ashburton's mayor is confident the mid-Canterbury town still has work to offer to hundreds of meatworkers, who could lose their jobs next month. Audio
Meatworkers win lockout fight with Affco
Meatworkers who spent five months locked out of work last year have won their battle with employer Affco, with the Court of Appeal agreeing the lockout was illegal.
Meatworkers win battle with Affco
Meatworkers who spent five months locked out of work last year have won their battle with employers Affco. Audio
Talley's ordered to pay $144,000 to MWU
South Pacific Meats, which, like AFFCO is part of the Talleys Group of companies, has been ordered to pay $144,000 to the Meatworkers union in penalties for repeatedly breaching the union's right of… Audio
Meat workers stood down for wearing union T-shirts
The dispute between the Affco meatworks company and its staff has intensified. Affco told workers at its Rangiuru and Horotiu plants this week they were not to come to work in union T-shirts. Campaign… Audio
Meatworkers in Wairoa say dispute has split families, community
Meatworkers in Wairoa say the long running battle with Affco over signing individual contracts with the Talley's-owned company has split families and the community. John Campbell spoke to some of the… Audio
Meatworker job conditions could worsen - union
Unions representing meatworkers are worried they may have to sign up to "outrageous working conditions".