Central - Wellington Regional Delegates Conference 2009

The Newsletter for the National Distribution Union campaign at The Warehouse and Warehouse Stationery. Check out our campaign website at www.warehouseworker.org.nz (You can subscribe and unsubscribe to this newsletter from the front page of this website)

In this issue:
* Bargaining Process Begins - important information for NDU members who are also in the WPU

The NDU has formally started the bargaining process with The Warehouse and Warehouse Stationery.

This involved an initiation letter being sent to the company to let them know that we are starting the bargaining process and who the union intends to cover in the agreement: everyone who works at The Warehouse and Warehouse Stationery, except for Store Managers, who are members of the NDU.

We are not waiting for a response from the company including dates for bargaining.

The Warehouse Group says its moves to reduce labour costs and improve productivity were not significant enough to warrant a separate disclosure to the sharemarket.

But the National Distribution Union estimates the labour savings will be the equivalent of about 600 full-time jobs at The Warehouse.

The Warehouse is running a productivity and labour costs initiative called Project Invigorate.

Chief financial officer Luke Bunt said the scheme was partly to train staff to generate more sales.

This just in from the union newswires...

UNION SAVES 30 MINS PAY FOR STAFF WORKING 4-6 HOURS

Staff working between 4-6 hours at The Warehouse can thank their union co-workers for helping saving 30 minutes of their pay.

New break legislation which came into effect on April 1 guarantees breaks for industries and workplaces without a union for the first time in 10 years.

The new legislation includes an additional 30 minutes unpaid break for workers rostered between 4 and up to 6 hours.

Bargaining for a pay rise and conditions is about to begin!

The Newsletter for the National Distribution Union campaign at The Warehouse and Warehouse Stationery. Check out our campaign website at www.warehouseworker.org.nz (You can subscribe and unsubscribe to this newsletter from the front page of this website)

In this issue:
* $10,000 backpay: "Choice!"
* Wondering why you got a mysterious pay rise and back pay recently?
* Bargaining for a pay rise and conditions is about to begin!

Nightfill workers at The Warehouse Whangarei stopwork meeting

The Newsletter for the National Distribution Union campaign at The Warehouse and Warehouse Stationery. Check out our campaign website at www.warehouseworker.org.nz (You can subscribe and unsubscribe to this newsletter from the front page of this website)

In this issue:

The NDU says The Warehouse has let its workforce down by not consulting them before closing its Cellars business.

The company announced the closure, which could see up to 26 jobs disappear, earlier today. The closure follows the October shutdown of their grocery business which will result in 80 – 100 job losses.

“This is the second time in recent months that they have announced a decision to close without discussion.” says NDU National Secretary Laila Harré.

The National Distribution Union is bargaining for a new collective agreement at The Warehouse. In the NDU every member gets the opportunity to decide what we bargain for. Union meetings will be held in every store starting with thirty-five stores before Christmas with all other meetings held in early 2009. See what claims workers have put forward or add your own..

Anne Marie says the union's claims meetings are the first of their kind

The Newsletter for the National Distribution Union campaign at The Warehouse and Warehouse Stationery. Check out our campaign website at www.warehouseworker.org.nz

In this issue:
* It's our first real change to have a say - the NDU has started the bargaining process with claims meetings around the country
* Xmas rights for Nightfill workers