Teachers and Cleaners on strike - there is power in a union!
Teaching staff at the Kaplan Aspect English Language School in Parnell Auckland went on strike on Tuesday in support of their Collective Employment Agreement claims. The teachers, members of Unite decided to take industrial action after the company announced a “restructuring” which Mike Treen, National Director of Unite, the teachers' union, called a blatant attempt to get around good faith negotiations.
Mediation between Spotless Services Ltd and the Service and Food Workers Union (SFWU) to avoid strike action failed yesterday. As a result over 800 cleaners across the following hospitals will be striking for 24 hours on Wednesday the 2nd April.
Although Spotless agrees with the rates cleaners are entitled to, they are refusing to pay those rates because of a funding dispute with the District Health Boards. "It is totally unacceptable that low-paid workers in our public hospitals are being forced to lose income and put patient safety at risk because Spotless and the DHB's can't do simple arithmetic."
Links:Unite | Service and Food Workers Union | 800 Hospital cleaners locked out after strike action (July 07)
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Re: Teachers and Cleaners on strike - there is power in a union!
Keep up the fight!