ACT couldn't have dismantled Kiwi workers' rights without the support of NZ First. ACT couldn't have sold us out to overseas mega-corporations without the support of NZ First. ACT couldn't have set back Kiwi women a decade without the support of NZ First. A vote for NZ First is a vote for ACT #nzpol

Dennis Maga, Workers First General Secretary, on Aotearoa's ambulance emergency.

The closure of this Northland Mill would be the 7th major wood processing site lost under the current National-NZ First-ACT Government - we are sending more and more raw materials overseas with no value added. There is still a window for central Government to step up and push for a solution. #nzpol

The new Green Party policy, launched on the weekend, knocked our socks off. Sensible. Achievable. For the people. #nzpol www.greens.org.nz/tax_system_f...

The next attack on workers is here: The Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill. Read more and sign the open @nzctu.bsky.social letter: www.together.org.nz/not_one_more_health_and_safety Even ACC has warned that this Bill will lead to more harm... EVERY worker deserves to come home safe. #nzpol

HOURS before today’s firefighter strike, the country’s busiest fire truck is DOWN with a blown turbo. Worse? Grey Lynn’s truck just broke down too. No backup. No safety net for the city. The network is completely broken. FENZ leadership has lost control.

This Government continues to embarrass us on the world stage. 406 countries voted for the employment standards convention for gig workers and only 8 against, including the United States and New Zealand - NZ continues to fall behind when it comes to workers' rights. www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/598...

#nzpol Sign our open letter calling on MPs to stop this dangerous Bill: www.together.org.nz/not_one_more...

This November, look at what parties DO, not what they SAY. An ACT Party Minister has been found to have spent $17,000 on airport parking from 2024-2026 - while she was cutting budgets and front-line services from Oranga Tamariki. Story: www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

#nzpol When 29 miners died at Pike River, New Zealand made a promise. We said, “never again”. We said, “every worker deserves to come home safe”. But now Brooke van Velden is trying to undo that promise. Sign our open letter calling on MPs to stop ACT's Health and Safety Bill in its tracks:

Our "Emergency" ambulance report in numbers.

💲"Misery Budget 2026: a crumbling house with a fresh coat of paint" 📉 (1/2)

Today, we’re very excited to launch our new report – “Emergency: Saving New Zealand’s Ambulance Services”. You can read the full report here: tinyurl.com/4edeaa2v

Value our Skills - Save the Mills! This Saturday (23 May), we're hosting a public meeting in Kaitāia about the future of the two JNL mills that are currently for sale and could be closed if no buyer is found.

This is the move of a Government that is lost and directionless, vapid and purposeless, vain and careless. They just DO NOT CARE. (1/5)

We're still buzzing from May Day. NZ workers are STRONG. We can't be bought and sold. Ask your friends and whānau to enrol and check their enrolment details RIGHT NOW, and let's absolutely smash this election.

Unmet dental needs cost Kiwis $3.1 billion every year. It costs NZ at least another $2.5 billion in lost productivity. In comparison, free dental care in the public system would cost around $935 million every year. Only 0.2% of our GDP. www.dentalforall.nz

Union STRONG! #mayday

What a day! Inspiring and motivating to be around so many brilliant union members across Aotearoa on May Day. We're ready. We're organised. We are ready to fight for a Government for workers in 2026! #mayday #fightbacktogether #labourday

This is quite the graph (from newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/30/t...)

Congratulations to our Woolworths Customer Care Centre members, who have now ratified their Collective Agreement! These amazing workers have stood strong together through six months of bargaining and three strike actions, including being locked out of the job at Christmas.

Yesterday we presented to the select committee on the Employment Leave Bill, on behalf of of 30,000+ workers. The proposed Employment Leave Bill drastically reduces employees’ entitlements under the guise of simplicity. It should be scrapped. Our submission: www.workersfirst.nz/news/2026-04...

This year, Anzac day falls on a Saturday. If you usually don't work Saturdays: On Mon you will be due a paid day off OR 1.5 pay and an alternative paid day off if you work. If you usually work Saturdays: On Sat you will be due a paid day off OR 1.5 pay and an alternative paid day off if you work.

@bettertaxaotearoa.bsky.social have released their tax policy statement: www.bettertaxes.nz/tax_policy_s... A better world IS achievable: The policy provides practical and implementable proposals that together could rebalance our tax system so that it delivers for ordinary New Zealanders.

A 36-year-old fire truck broke down today responding to a fire in Waitotara. 🚨 With Whanganui’s primary MAN truck already broken, every appliance in service is now 30+ years old. Off-duty crews were called back to cover the gap.

Workers First organiser and Union Network of Migrants NZ coordinator Mikee speaks to the crowd at the Stop Wars rally in Auckland on Saturday. We stand with workers worldwide who continue to be exploited, suppressed and killed to serve the greed of the few.

If you order from overseas, you will be now be charged a new government tax on shipments valued at $1,000 NZD or less. For imports, the levy will be $2.21 NZD per shipment, plus GST. For exports, $2.48 NZD per shipment, plus GST. Always new taxes, always under stealth. #NZPOL 1/2

Last year we showed up. This year we turn up the pressure. May Day is our day to BE HEARD! Union and non-union, head to fightbacktogether.nz and check out the events in your area.

Upcoming anti-war hīkoi. Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland): "Stop the War" Aotea Square, 14:00 Saturday 11 April Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington): "Stop US & Israeli Wars" Civic Square, 11:00 Saturday 11 April "Hīkoi for Peace" Waitangi Park, 14:00 Saturday 25 April (Anzac day)

Your food's more expensive. Your power's more expensive. Your fuel's more expensive. But for minimum wage workers, pay's only gone up to $23.95 - that's just 45 cents an hour. New Zealanders can't afford this Government. #nzpol

Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones (NZ First) has been very vocal about who's to blame for our precarious fuel security situation. Did you know that he, in 2024, was the one to scrap plans for the public diesel reserve? Full article: www.thepost.co.nz/business/360... #nzpol

Petrol price increases may be out of their control, but businesses CAN control how they step up for workers. We have asked eleven banks to agree to allow working from home for those that can do so AND to subsidise transport costs for workers required onsite. www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

We have asked 11 financial institutions if they will temporarily allow staff to work from home and for transport cost subsidies for on-site staff. These are achievable solutions that would provide some relief and peace of mind in challenging times. We will update you on their response. #nzpol

Workers First Union is supporting the call from the Green Party and others to immediately implement a free public transport fares system in response to rising fuel costs and continuing abuse and violence against bus drivers.

An absolute betrayal from ACTs Brooke van Velden. The H&S Bill should not progress. We must kill the bill in honour of the 29 men killed at Pike River and the estimated 10,000 people in NZ who have died from work-related diseases or workplace fatalities since the Pike explosion in 2010. #nzpols

1/3 Thank you to everyone who showed up to rally against this Government's proposed health and safety law changes. Kiwi workers are already dying at a much higher rate than Australian workers - and NZ First, National and ACT want to move us backwards. #nzpol

Rally TODAY at Parliament, 1pm. This Government's health and safety law changes are being heard in select committee today. The new law would make smaller organisations with less than 20 staff (which employ 29% of working New Zealanders) responsible for a limited number of risks. #nzpol

📣RALLY TIME📣 Join us at Parliament at 1pm on Wednesday 25 March to protest to Government weakening our health and safety laws. Post and image courtesy of our friends @nzpsa.bsky.social

We have initiated for collective bargaining with IKEA! Ikea workers - now's the time to join to be covered by the Collective Agreement that members will negotiate as a group.

It's bringing some sorely needed warmth back into our hearts to be able to share that THOUSANDS have acted in support of fair and equitable pay for working wāhine, since last week! Let the Prime Minister know that we need him to take the obvious step, now: www.stillmindingthegap.nz

Remember Richmond Pak'NSave? They remain one of the worst supermarket employers in the country. Union members are still calling for Richmond region locals to CONTINUE BOYCOTTING the store and instead shop at competitors like Connings or Woolworths.

If the Government enacted pay gap reporting, women in New Zealand who earn the median wage would get an 'extra' (or rather, not miss out on...) $25.36 per week. For wahine Māori it's $58.40 and $76.40 for Pacific women. It's that simple. Let Luxon know it's OVERDUE: www.stillmindingthegap.nz

Our Discord has been levelled up with union emoji. Join and spam your favourite: discord.gg/wqFkQK86wh P.S. What's the crossover between Bluesky and Discord users? I suspect it's a venn diagram of two colours - nonetheless, now you know! -s

The People's Select Committee report released today illustrated clearly what the National-led Government refuses to admit - New Zealanders care about paying working women what they're owed. #nzpol

1/2 The timeline that led to Winston Peters and NZ First bending the knee to ACT, letting down New Zealand workers, and lying to the media. #nzpol

Last night I did some research on debt during Ardern Labour years and the top google results all returned with Christchurch Matthew Horncastle raving on about how Ardern ruined the country Not great That big lie is what National hope will secure them a second term with ACT/NZ First #nzpol #kiwi

Today the ERA Bill passed, marking a dark day for NZ workers. This Govt has weakened YOUR job security. For instance, the door is now open for employers to ‘re-hire’ anyone as a ‘specified contractor’, lacking protections like min wage, holiday pay, sick leave and the right to join a union. #nzpol

Running the government is a lot like playing recorder – it doesn’t work if you suck. #makeitstop by letting those in power know just how many people care about primary education in NZ. Share this film, sign our petition, or just make some noise for teachers & educators at makeitstop.co.nz

#nzpol The Employment Relations Amendment Bill has passed. This is a dark day for working New Zealanders. Our Government has let Uber and the ACT Party set the agenda for employment law in this country. They need to grow a backbone and stand up for the interests of New Zealand workers.

This Sunday - join us for another flash protest against the ACT Party's 'Fire-at-Will' Bill outside David Seymour's 'State of the Nation' speech in Christchurch! WHERE: Latimer Square, opposite Rydges Hotel WHEN: Sunday 15 February, from 9:45am [via Unions Canterbury]