Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement (AWSM)

An account of working life in restaurant kitchens by the Red Chef, a member of the Aotearoa Workers…

Since 19th October meat workers at the Canterbury Meat Processors Rangitikei lamb-processing plant have been locked out by the company in a bid…

The new National government is set to attack beneficiaries with a complete overhaul of how the social welfare system operates in New Zealand.

After starting in Zucotti Park near Wall St in New York on September 17, the Occupy movement has made its way around the world to over 2500…

The 17th issue of Solidarity, free newssheet of the Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement. Download the .pdf below (0.5MB), or visit the AWSM…

On Friday 22 July some forty contracted pruners and wrappers went on strike against our contractor, Kiwi Bunkhouse, Ltd.

An article by a member of the Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement looking at life in the hospitality industry.

The 16th issue of Solidarity, free newssheet of the Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement. Download the .pdf below (0.5MB), or visit the AWSM…

The 15th issue of Solidarity, free newssheet of the Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement. Download the .pdf below (1.26MB), or visit the AWSM…

The bosses of New Zealand’s biggest companies (including state-owned enterprises) received a massive…

The 14th issue of Solidarity, free newssheet of the Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement. Download the .pdf below (1.12MB), or visit the AWSM…

Tragically, a major earthquake hit Christchurch on 22 February. Much of the city has been destroyed, including about one-third of the Central…