First Union New Zealand

FIRST Union
Full name FIRST Union
Founded 2011
Members 27,000
Affiliation NZCTU
Key people

Robert Reid, president

Dennis Maga, general secretary
Office location Auckland, New Zealand
Country New Zealand
Website www.firstunion.org.nz

FIRST Union 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.

FIRST has a membership of more than 27,000[1] 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.[2]

As of November 2017 the current General Secretary is Dennis Maga, the first Asian New Zealander to lead a local trade union.

References

  1. ↑ "Major leadership changes at FIRST Union - 09-Nov-2017 - NZ Living & Travel news". home.nzcity.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  2. ↑ "Laila Harre Speech 2nd Reading Paid Parental Leave | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
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