15 09 04

Thanks Banks, but we won’t be striking…

Hubbards workers vote in favour of pay offer

In spite of the support given by Mayor John Banks to the possibility of workers striking at Hubbards Cereal factory in Mangere, the Service & Food Workers' Union (SFWU) are happy to announce that management’s latest offer for a pay increase in renewing the collective agreement between SFWU and Hubbard Foods will be accepted.

It has been reported that Mayor Banks announced, during a recent campaign speech, that Mr Hubbard’s workers would be going on strike over negotiations.

“Although union members are glad to receive Mayor Banks support for a theoretical strike his announcement was a wee bit premature. An agreement has been reached and members ratified it in a vote held yesterday. So, thanks Banks, but workers won’t be striking” said SFWU National Secretary Darien Fenton.

After bargaining for 4 days between Hubbard Foods management and the SFWU a settlement has been reached that union members are happy with.

“SFWU members feel that the offer is fair and we are pleased that bargaining has been concluded without any major hiccups.” says Ms Fenton

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>