Unite Union (Unite) is a

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. It represents a number of workers across various industries, and was the sponsor of th
Supersizemypay.com
campaign directed towards improving working conditions for fast food workers in the country, in addition to representing other hospitality and retail workers. Unite is affiliated with the

New Zealand Council of Trade Unions The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU or CTU; mi, Te Kauae Kaimahi) is a national trade union centre in New Zealand. The NZCTU represents 360,000 workers, and is the largest democratic organisation in New Zealand. History It was for ...

History

In mid 2003 a small group of trade unionists and activists attempted to "organise the unorganised". It began to focus on unionising workers predominantly from fast food, cinema and security. In response to the Key Government's amendment to the Employment Relations Act 2000 allowing small businesses greater liberty to 'hire and fire' workers in the first 90 days, Unite established the 'Rat Patrol' to name and shame companies that abuse the legislation.

Matt McCarten Matthew McCarten (born 11 February 1959) is a New Zealand political organiser and trade unionist, of Ngāpuhi descent. McCarten was active with several trade unions including the Hotel and Hospital Workers' Union, the Unite Union, and the One U ...

's United Support Services, a company he formed to supply support services to the union, was placed into liquidation on 17 June 2011 owing $92,000 in unpaid taxes to the IRD. In 2015 Unite engaged in th
End Zero Hours
campaign, primarily aimed at securing minimum guarantees of hours in union collective employment agreements. The campaign was ultimately successful with the National Government passing legislation outlawing "zero hour contracts". It was the inspiration for the former Australian UNITE Union, which was founded in

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in 2003.

References

External links

Unite Union official site
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Trade unions in New Zealand General unions {{NewZealand-trade-union-stub