Plan to renationalise UK railways gets green light
Labour has promised to fix the country’s ailing transport services.
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'A lot of angry people': Workers at NZ's largest paper mill told of plans to halt production
Many workers chose to walk out of a meeting at Kinleith Mill this morning.
French court orders Google to halt news search scheme
France has been a test case for the rules tackling Big Tech.
Boeing expects post-strike output recovery to take several weeks
Restarting the Boeing manufacturing line is a complicated process.
Boeing union approves contract, ending lengthy and expensive strike
New deal includes a 38% wage hike.
Volkswagen to close at least 3 German plants, cut thousands of jobs
Financial Times: The first closure of domestic plants in the company’s 87-year history.
Watch: Winston Peters accosted by protesters, two arrested after pushing Shane Jones
Winston Peters described the protesters as "woke and feral".
TVNZ cost-cutting plans could transform wider NZ media, union leader warns
The union strikes back after TVNZ this week proposed a series of major changes.
Nurses union slams Health NZ response to alleged racism at North Shore Hospital
Plea comes after patient request to avoid Asian ethnicity staff was initially given okay.
US port union boss Harold Daggett disrupting global trade
Financial Times: The powerful longshoremen president has closed some US docks.
America’s largest supermarket merger hangs on the fate of its workers
Financial Times: Union’s opposition to $39 billion buyout sparks doubts.
Dunedin march against ‘broken promise’ as new hospital project faces massive cuts
Broken promises and accusations of a government backtrack have fuelled a protest that is expected to draw thousands in defence of Dunedin’s new hospital project. Video / NZ Herald
'Gut-wrenching, heartbreaking': 600 Timaru workers face losing their jobs
Alliance Group plans to shut its South Canterbury freezing works by the end of this year.
Woolworths should practise what they preach, striking staff say
Woolworths staff are saying their workload is unmanageable and they're not valued.
‘People are dying while they wait’: Health workers' fury over ongoing holiday pay delays
Impatience from NZNO members, who no longer have a time frame for overdue holiday pay.
St John to operate at 70% capacity during ambulance strike
The strike will occur from 4am Tuesday to 4am Wednesday, and again on Saturday.
McDonald’s employee overpaid more than $18,000 in holiday pay
Former worker says McDonald's told her she was underpaid $3600 - but overpaid much more.
Woolworths and union at loggerheads over Disney costume dress-up
Union says dress-up idea is bizarre and bad timing, supermarket says it's voluntary.
Air NZ cabin crew lose dispute over free breakfasts. The union plans to fight back
'This was never about union versus union,' FAANZ said.
Woolworths staff vote for strike action over low wage offers, staff safety concerns
Union says 'understaffing' and living wage concerns have not been addressed.
Fears of more job losses, show cuts as TVNZ confirms it needs to find $30m
'We are concerned that TVNZ is looking into significant changes [and] even larger cuts.'
'Back off Arvida' - union protest against cuts at village owned by $4.2b retirement giant
'Won’t be able to care for all of them because there won’t be enough time.'
Teanau Tuiono: Engineered stone must be banned
OPINION: New Zealand needs to emulate Australia’s groundbreaking decision.
Transport Minister tight-lipped on whether KiwiRail could lose ferries
An advisory group may urge end to operator's ferry role.
Simon Wilson: Seven ways we could be like Scandinavia
OPINION: Seven things that work well in Scandinavia that we could do too.
'Very stressful': Union claims Health NZ hiring pause impacting frontline
Health NZ says regional forums will approve recruitment 'where appropriate'.
Pause in Education Ministry job cuts after union challenge
The ministry has made a series of decisions that cut more than 700 roles to save money.
'Deeply frustrating': Auckland trains to run once every 20 mins at peak times due to strike
A union says the reduced frequency of trains could last up to a month.
Oranga Tamariki spends more than $800k on contractors, consultants on plan to axe 447 jobs
Minister for Children Karen Chhour is defending the spend-up.
TVNZ delayed announcement of job cuts ahead of Christmas as it would have been 'catastrophic' for morale
'We all hoped our revenue position would change for the better.'
Inside a $2 billion pay-equity debacle
The union says many care and support workers are back to square one.
University of Waikato staff strike on Open Day after salary talks 'hit a wall'
The Tertiary Education Union has demanded a 5 per cent salary increase for staff.
Disneyland character and parade performers vote to join union
'For the Disney Cast Members ... their dream came true.'