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  • Papua New Guinea may pull out of trade agreement

    Byron Clark, Fightback coordinating editor Papua New Guinea (PNG) looks likely to pull out of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER), the trade agreement between Australia, New Zealand and the island nations of the Pacific. This comes as the latest round of talks for ‘PACER Plus’ a new pact aiming to replace the Read more

  • McStrike Thursday June 26th – National day of action against McDonalds

    Show support! Invite your friends! On Friday the 28th of June, Unite National Secretary Mike Treen is going into mediation with McDonalds, over the company refusing to pay workers for breaks they are forced to work through. 85% of unionised McDonalds workers nationwide have voted to refuse the company’s measly offer of 25 cents over Read more

  • Green Left Weekly report on Fightback conference

    This report on the Fightback conference which took place over Queens Birthday weekend originally appeared in Green Left Weekly and was written by Liam Flenady, who attended the conference representing the Socialist Alliance (Australia). More than 50 people gathered in the Newtown Community and Cultural Centre in Wellington on May 31 and June 1 for Read more

  • Unite’s long fight for improvements at McDonald’s

    By Fightback writers Unite union members employed at McDonald’s have entered a campaign to fight for better pay and better hours of work. This is the fourth time that Unite has negotiated over wages and conditions with McDonald’s since the SupersizeMyPay campaign in 2005. Before the SupersizeMyPay campaign there was no union agreement for McDonalds Read more

  • Strike report: Bunny Street McDonalds, Wellington

    Bunny St McDonalds had its second McStrike today with seven members of staff dropping tools and coming out to join the picket line, in fact they’d already come outside before the picket line had even been set up. The picket began as supporters came around the corner and saw the workers already set up outside, Read more

  • Workers, Unions and Class Struggle Today

    Abridged from a talk given to the Fightback 2013 Conference. By Grant Brookes, Fightback member and union delegate. This article offers the perspective of a Fightback member, however perspectives within Fightback differ. Further perspectives on workers’ and union struggles will be covered in the coming months. Sessions at socialist conferences on “workers, unions and class Read more