First Union New Zealand

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First Union
FIRST Union
Founded2011
HeadquartersAuckland, New Zealand
Location
Members
30,554 [1]
Key people
Robert Reid, president Dennis Maga, general secretary
AffiliationsNZCTU
Websitewww.firstunion.org.nz

First Union New Zealand is a national trade union in New Zealand that was formed on 1 October 2011 by the merger of the National Distribution Union and Finsec.

On the 7th of November 2018, the New Zealand Bakers, Pastrycooks and Related Employees Union amalgamated into First Union.[2] The New Zealand Bakers, Pastrycooks and Related Employees Union reported having 443 members on March 1st 2018 in its annual membership return. [3]

First Union has a membership of more than 30,000 as of the 1st of March 2021 [4] and is affiliated with the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. It is also affiliated to various international federations through its five sectors; Finance, Industrial (Textile, Clothing, Baking, Wood, Energy), Retail, Stores (distribution and logistics) and Transport. While not affiliated with the New Zealand Labour Party, former NDU secretary Laila Harré (as an Alliance MP) served in the Fifth Labour Government as Minister for Women's Affairs and was the primary architect of the country's paid parental leave system.[5]

The current General Secretary is Dennis Maga, the first Asian New Zealander to lead a major New Zealand trade union. Maga was born in the Philippines and elected general secretary in November 2017.[6]

References

  1. ^ Union Membership Return Report 2021 (Report). The Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment (MBIE). 2021.
  2. ^ First Union Incorporated Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2019 (Report). First Union Incorporated. 20 November 2019.
  3. ^ Union Membership Return Report 2018 (Report). The Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment (MBIE). 2018.
  4. ^ Union Membership Return Report 2021 (Report). The Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment (MBIE). 2021.
  5. ^ "Laila Harre Speech 2nd Reading Paid Parental Leave | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. ^ "FIRST Union elect first Asian NZer to lead major trade union - 14-Feb-2018 - Scoop New Zealand News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

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