The fallout from RNZ’s budget blowout continues to dominate the Union News, with unionised staff announcing a protest for Tuesday. There’s also coverage of industrial action at The Warehouse and how the Defence Force will provide coverage during the upcoming firefighters’ strike.
Union coverage
- E Tū – TVNZ staff called to meeting to discuss news team structure proposal | RNZ
- E Tū – ‘Furious’ RNZ staff to protest job cuts after $11.8m budget blowout | NZ Herald
- E Tū – RNZ staff to protest over 58 job cuts after $11.8m financial blowout | Stuff
- E Tū – RNZ staff to protest for ‘accountability’ after $12m board financial scandal that threatens 1 in 6 jobs | The Post (paywalled)
- E Tū, PSA – RNZ staff plan protests against financial blowout, planned redundancies | RNZ
- E Tū, PSA – RNZ’s under-fire chief got 5% pay rise as staff received less than 2% | The Post (paywalled)
- NZCTU – Everything we learned from a deep dive into digital advertising at the 2026 election | The Spinoff
- NZCTU – What on earth was the Taxpayers’ Union doing in civics education? | Newsroom
- NZPFU – Defence Force personnel primed to cover for striking fire crews | RNZ
- Workers First – Kaitāia a ‘victim of bad timing’ amid potential closure of mill – Far North mayor | RNZ
- Workers First – The Warehouse denies union claims distribution centre staff are defecating in aisles | RNZ
- Workers First – The Warehouse rejects union claims of AI job cuts and bathroom tracking | NZ Herald
- Workers First – Warehouse Group says no evidence of staff defecating, urinating in distribution centre | The Post (paywalled)
Employment
- Justice boss won’t step down after review reveals culture marred by leadership issues | RNZ
- Asher Emanuel: The rich have found a way to get richer. And the rest of us are paying for it | Stuff
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