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Nearly 900 to strike at BlueScope steel mills

E tū members at BlueScope Pacific Steel in Auckland will strike for a second time for 24 hours, from 7am on Wednesday, 19 September in protest over 6 months of stalled pay talks.

Source A E tū release

Second strike at OceaniaGold Waihi mine

Workers at OceaniaGold in Waihi will be on strike again this weekend, as the company continues to refuse a fair deal for the workers.

Source A E tū release

Hawke’s Bay Growth Study to interview 600 local businesses

Survey underway to identify future skills required to support growth in key industry sectors

Source A BusinessHawkes Bay release

Fonterra announces managing director Fonterra Brands NZ

Fonterra is pleased to welcome Brett Henshaw to the Co-operative as Managing Director, Fonterra Brands, New Zealand (FBNZ).

Source A Fonterra Release

Co-op must do better

The Chairman of Fonterra’s Shareholders’ Council Duncan Coull has said he is extremely disappointed with the Co-op’s 2018 Annual Results.

Brake announces Bridgestone as a sponsor of Fleet Safety Awards 2018

Brake is delighted to announce that the Road Safety in the Community Award at the 2018 Australasian Fleet Safety Awards is being sponsored by Bridgestone.

Source A Brake release

Fonterra announces FY18 Annual Results and outlook for FY19

Source A Fonterra Release

FIRST Union’s Dennis Maga invites Winston Peters and Shane Jones to lunch

Responding to misinformation around the ERA and MECAs – FIRST Union General Secretary Dennis Maga says the proposed changes of the Employment Relations Amendment Bill reverse much of what has been the erosion of workers’ rights over the last decade and that there’s nothing in the proposed changes that hasn’t been done before in New Zealand.

Source A FirstUnion release

Christchurch pallet workers to picket once again over dismal pay rates

50 Christchurch workers who restore pallets for the distribution of many of New Zealand’s well-known products and who are striking for the third time until Sunday will be holding a picket today (13/09/2018) over dismal pay and large pay variations between company work sites.

Source A FirstUnion release

Auckland Council and Unison honoured at RiskNZ annual awards

Auckland Council’s Cecilia Tse won the risk management professional of the year award while the council’s risk team won the excellence in developing capability in risk management award at RiskNZ’s annual awards in Auckland today.

Source A MakeLemonade release

Tilt directors repeat recommendation that shareholders reject Infratil, Mercury takeover offer

Tilt Renewables's independent directors have repeated their advice that shareholders reject a takeover offer from major shareholders Infratil and Mercury NZ, after Tilt announced it has signed a 15-year supply deal with Victoria's state government

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Government needs to show commitment to address tax imbalances

This week, there has been speculation and reports that the Government’s Tax Working Group is delaying any recommendation of a Capital Gains Tax in their first report.