The new SEA-Unite Collective Employment Agreement will be printed and available the week beginning November 14. Contact your delegate for a copy if you don’t get one.
The highlights of the new CEA include:
• 60c an hour increase for all SEA-Unite members – and back pay to September 1
• A one-year term expiring June 30, 2006 - to be re-negotiated in May next year
• Paid training for all SEA-Unite dealers
• Unpaid meetings for dealers reduced from 4 to 2 per month
• A new Riggers Assistant rate to replace the “Window Cleaners” rate with a significant pay increase
• A guarantee of a full shift’s work when doing an extra shift (“Early Outs” voluntary only)
• When a “Black Out” is imposed for “Special Events” this must be a company-wide decision signed off by 2 of the 3 General Managers.
• Our induction letter from SEA-Unite will be added to the Welcome to Sky pack for new employees so they have a choice of which agreement they want to go on – knowing the differing pay rates and conditions.
• No late starts for Table Games. Members have the right to negotiate a different shift pattern if they want to.
• A union office to be located on Level 1 next to Property Services in the corridor to 24/7. OPENING SOON!
The Unite Workers Union to which SEA is affiliated is the fastest growing union in New Zealand. A recent Unite delegates conference decided to launch a “Supersize My Pay” campaign for a $12 an hour minimum wage, an end to youth rates, and secure hours.
2000 workers in the fast food industry have signed up to unite.
Matt McCarten (Unite), Liane Henry (Co President) and Lola Topia (Secretary) attended a 3-day CTU conference held in Wellington on the 17-19 October on behalf of the SEA- UNITE Members. All CTU affiliated union’s attendend. Presentations from Ross Wilson NZCTU President along with Maori and Pa SEA-Unite president Liane Henry meets a potential member cific Island Groups and a selection of workshops including international speakers from Singapore & Australia. Unite submitted remits supporting a campaign for the Government to enshrine linking the minimum wage to two thirds of the average wage and the complete removal of youth rates in legislation.
We attended a function at Parliament Building Building and walked through the chambers meeting & greeting our country’s politicians close up.
Evan Davies, SkyCity Entertainment Group's managing director, could earn more from bonuses than from his base salary following this years shareholder meeting. This affords him $2.25 million in share rights and restricted shares over the next three years. This year Davies could make up to $1.5 million in performance bonuses alone, compared with a cap on his performance bonus last year of $900,000 - equal to his annual base salary. SkyCity also proposes to increase his base salary by $50,000 to $950,000 for the year ended June 2006. Last year, Davies earned a total of $1.44 million, $539,000 of which was performance based. Davies has averaged a 20% pay rise each year for the last decade. Workers missed out on getting their CEI bonus this year because a target we weren’t told about wasn’t reached – the 4% profit increase was not enough for us (or so were were told after the fact). What you are entitled to is a Christmas hamper! Make sure your name is on the list – the company’s “generosity” may not survive till next Christmas.
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