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The Talley’s owned South Pacific Meats has been ordered to pay $144,000 in penalties to the NZ Meat Workers Union for repeated breaches of union access rights. 

Media Release :

This week's Employment Court decision should see AFFCO Talley’s Wairoa locked out workers back at work in the next two weeks, says the NZ Meat Workers Union.

Global Unions, like the International Union of Food (IUF) represent millions of workers throughout the world. They have influence in food companies and act as a watchdog on local companies where they are not meeting international standards.  The IUF today launched this campaign where you can tell Talley's what you think. 

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The NZ Meat Workers Union is questioning the safety of Holiday Visa workers temporarily employed in the meat industry after an accident involving a young German holiday worker at the Rangiuru AFFCO Talley plant on Friday, 

That's what a Talleys manager called the Jobs that Count social media last week in his excuse for banning tshirts. Sure Talley hate criticism, but you have to wonder why they think there is so much bad press about them compared to other meat companies. Read here and take the tshirt quiz.

Just five days into the New Year, AFFCO Talleys suspended another worker without pay at their plant in Rangiuru. After refusing to meet on the plant because union staffers were wearing union branded t shirts, the meeting was moved to the first known  suspension in a carpark. 

Just over a year ago, the NZ Meat Workers Union launched a new campaign for Job Security in the Meat Industry called Jobs that Count. This was a positive campaign where NZMWU union members sought to add their voice to how our number two export industry could succeed. 

According to AFFCO Talley's managers at Rangiuru and Horotiu plants, wearing a green t shirt with Jobs that Count on the front and Workmates, Whanau, Community on the back to and from work is intimidating.  Tell us what you think.  

Its been two weeks since the court delivered its historic decision finding that AFFCO Talleys had unlawfully locked out workers to gain their oppressive individual agreements, and they had breached good faith by undermining the Meat Workers Union and the collective bargaining.  It's still tough going for Talleys workers. This from a Wairoa worker tells the story. 

The AFFCO Talleys decision has a far reaching impact ; not only for AFFCO and other meat workers, but other seasonal workers.

You can read the full decision here : 

And watch out for updates as the Meat Workers Union seeks to have the judgement of the full court implemented as quickly as possible.