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The report also said union members experienced significantly more bullying than non-members.

The letter said union contract provisions were being reinterpreted in ways not explained.

The bank's behaviour is a disgrace, said union officer Dominic Hook.

He said union members accepted the scale of the problem but wanted a fair transition.

They said union members working today would be wearing stickers stating they deserved the living wage.

City officials said union officials had been involved in talks early on but stopped attending meetings.

In response, the university said union members were offered the same pay rates as other staff.

Only three of the factory's seven production lines are in operation, said union representative Jaime Guevara.

The decision has pushed thousands of women with toddlers into deep crisis, said union leader Saroja Kannappa.

The Labour leader said union members must make a "deliberate" choice to back the party.

We want the company to pay all workers a monthly salary, said union leader Luis Manuel Mendoza.

McClellan said union first, and then peace.

A three-year deal risked leaving workers worse off if the level of settlements were too low, said union leaders.

She said union members at Auckland University, Canterbury University, AUT, and Massey were currently negotiating for similar flat rate increases.

Marathon has allowed wooden trailers similar to the ones destroyed in 2005 to return to limited areas, said union safety representatives.

NUM branch chairperson at Lanxess Unforget Dube said union members were detained after NUMSA embarked on an unprotected strike on Thursday morning.