Today’s Union News includes further news of our struggling health system and coverage on the ACT party’s plan to freeze the minimum wage and to scrap employers collecting union fees.
Union coverage
- NZNO – Wellington Hospital closes off part of corridor for extra beds | RNZ
- NZNO – Nursing vacancies begin to climb as workforce growth stalls | The Post (paywalled)
- NZNO – ‘It’s a warzone’: Man has aneursym in hospital toilet | Stuff
- NZPFU – Bell Block fire coverage plans under wraps as business case developed | The Post (paywalled)
Employment
- School owes hours of backpay after teacher not paid for 10 minutes of every hour | RNZ (talks about collective agreements)
- More sick days, help with childcare: What NZ employers are offering staff | RNZ
- Hannah McQueen: Why older workers are being unfairly discounted | NZ Herald (paywalled)
- ACT pledges to freeze adult minimum wage, lower youth training rate | Stuff
- Election 2026: Act to campaign on three-year minimum wage freeze | NZ Herald (paywalled)
Opinion
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