Kōrero: Strikes and labour disputes

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Arbitration and strikes

Wellington watersiders’ banner

Wellington watersiders’ banner

Award negotiations, 1984

Award negotiations, 1984

Strikers outside Alliance Textiles mill

Strikers outside Alliance Textiles mill

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Early labour disputes

Eight Hour Day Committee, 1890

Eight Hour Day Committee, 1890

First Labour Day procession, Dunedin

First Labour Day procession, Dunedin

Schoolboys’ strike in Wellington

Schoolboys’ strike in Wellington

1890 maritime strike, Auckland wharves

1890 maritime strike, Auckland wharves

The end of the 1890 strike

The end of the 1890 strike

Mai i te whārangi 3 - The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act

The angel of arbitration

The angel of arbitration

Arbitration on the West Coast, 1896

Arbitration on the West Coast, 1896

Domestic Workers’ Union, 1908

Domestic Workers’ Union, 1908

Auckland tramwaymen's strike, 1908

Auckland tramwaymen's strike, 1908

Mai i te whārangi 4 - 1908 Blackball strike

Blackball mine

Blackball mine

His Imperial Highness, Labour

His Imperial Highness, Labour (1 o 2)

Centenary celebrations, Blackball

Centenary celebrations, Blackball (2 o 2)

Miners’ Federation meeting, 1908

Miners’ Federation meeting, 1908

Federation of Labour manifesto, 1912

Federation of Labour manifesto, 1912

Mai i te whārangi 5 - The 1912 and 1913 strikes

Breakaway union, Waihī, 1912

Breakaway union, Waihī, 1912

Black Tuesday in Waihī, 1912

Black Tuesday in Waihī, 1912 (1 o 3)

Theatre poster, Black Tuesday

Theatre poster, Black Tuesday (2 o 3)

Fred Evans’ grave

Fred Evans’ grave (3 o 3)

1913 waterfront strike, Wellington

1913 waterfront strike, Wellington

Specials and stonethrowers, 1913

Specials and stonethrowers, 1913

1913 strike, Auckland

1913 strike, Auckland

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Wars, depression and first Labour government

Lampooning the Arbitration Court

Lampooning the Arbitration Court

Christchurch tramways strike, 1932

Christchurch tramways strike, 1932

Number of registered unions

Number of registered unions

Freezing workers’ stay-in strike, 1937

Freezing workers’ stay-in strike, 1937

Mai i te whārangi 7 - The 1951 waterfront dispute

Locked-out carpenters, 1949

Locked-out carpenters, 1949

Waterside Workers’ Union walkout, 1950

Waterside Workers’ Union walkout, 1950

Illegal pamphlet, 1951 waterfront dispute

Illegal pamphlet, 1951 waterfront dispute (1 o 3)

Loyalty card

Loyalty card (2 o 3)

Relief food distribution

Relief food distribution (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 8 - The decline of the arbitration system

General wage order protest meeting, 1968

General wage order protest meeting, 1968

Supporting Solidarity, 1982

Supporting Solidarity, 1982

Marching during the general strike

Marching during the general strike

Bank staff vote to strike, 1987

Bank staff vote to strike, 1987

Mai i te whārangi 9 - Social impact of labour disputes

Kinleith strike poster, 1980

Kinleith strike poster, 1980

Cook Strait airlift, 1983

Cook Strait airlift, 1983

Supermarket workers strike, 2006

Supermarket workers strike, 2006

Junior doctors’ strike

Junior doctors’ strike

Mai i te whārangi 10 - Legislation from the 1990s

Anti-Employment Contracts Act poster, 1991

Anti-Employment Contracts Act poster, 1991

Employment Relations Act

Employment Relations Act

Starbucks employee on strike

Starbucks employee on strike

Number of strikes, 1920-2007

Number of strikes, 1920-2007

Percentage of union members in the workforce

Percentage of union members in the workforce

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Mark Derby, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/strikes-and-labour-disputes/media (accessed 5 December 2023)

He kōrero nā Mark Derby, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010, updated 1 Mar 2016