{"id":10258,"date":"2023-04-27T11:38:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T09:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=10258"},"modified":"2023-04-27T11:38:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T09:38:46","slug":"cleaners-in-new-zealand-on-the-road-to-better-pay-and-conditions","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/cleaners-in-new-zealand-on-the-road-to-better-pay-and-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaners in New Zealand on the road to better pay and conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cleaners in New Zealand have sent a document with more than 1,000 signatures to the government to start the process of bargaining a Fair Pay Agreement.<\/p>\r\n<p>A Fair Pay Agreement means that every cleaner, no matter what company they work for, would have the same base pay and standards for health and safety, training, and more. It is bargained for between a representative for all cleaning companies and unions on behalf of workers.<\/p>\r\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/new-zealand-security-guards-set-to-benefit-from-ground-breaking-fair-pay-agreement\/\">security workers<\/a>, the cleaners are the latest group of workers from UNI Global Union\u2019s New Zealand affiliate E t\u016b to use the new legislation to initiate sector-wide collective bargaining under the Fair Pay Agreements Bill, which was passed in October 2022.<\/p>\r\n<p>Speaking on the development, <strong>E t\u016b leader and cleaner<\/strong> <strong>Iunisi Fainga\u2019anuku<\/strong> said:<\/p>\r\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m overjoyed and emotional. It\u2019s like a dream come true. Fair Pay Agreements are very important, not just to me but to my whole family, because it means I\u2019ll be able to work fewer hours and get more time to spend with my kids.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>\u201cIt will also help cleaners to get health and safety training. We work with lots of different chemicals, and we worry that they might be harmful to our health.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong>Assistant National Secretary at E t\u016b Annie Newman<\/strong> said a Fair Pay Agreement for workers in the cleaning industry is a huge achievement:<\/p>\r\n<p><em>\u201cPay is one of the number one issues for cleaners, as many work two or three jobs to get by. The first thing that a Fair Pay Agreement will address is securing base rates of pay for cleaners, no matter which employer they work for. This will really help to prevent employers from undercutting each other to win work contracts, which usually sees workers\u2019 wages lowered to make the company more competitive.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em>\u201cIt will also mean workers\u2019 pay rates won\u2019t be affected if they transfer to a new cleaning company when a cleaning contract changes hands.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Eddy Stam, UNI Global Union\u2019s Head for Property Services<\/strong>, said:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u201cIt\u2019s very exciting to see workers take advantage of this new legislation that should have a life-changing impact on workers. Collective bargaining at the sector-wide level between employers\u2019 representatives and unions is the most effective way for essential workers, like cleaners and security guards, to get the protection and financial recognition they deserve.\u201d<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleaners in New Zealand have sent a document with more than 1,000 signatures to the government to start the process of bargaining a Fair Pay Agreement. 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