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Image for article: Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter Workers Announce StrikeSettled

Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter Workers Announce Strike

47 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 04, 2026, 12:23 PM ET
chemanalyst.com(opens in a new tab)

The primary cause of the dispute stems from a failure to reach a new collective employment agreement, with the E tu union alleging that Rio Tinto ...

Start: May 4End: May 10185 workers
NEW_ZEALAND
Power Generation (electricity, renewables, nuclear)Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Freight & Cargo
Image for article: 'We’re not being unreasonable': Smelter workers begin strike actionOngoing

'We’re not being unreasonable': Smelter workers begin strike action

48 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 03, 2026, 10:47 PM ET
southlandtribune.substack.com(opens in a new tab)

A striking worker at Rio Tinto's New Zealand Aluminium Smelter says people's patience has limits. Union members at the smelter at Tiwai Point in ...

NEW_ZEALAND
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Tiwai Point workers go on strike over slow pace of collective employment agreement talksOngoing

Tiwai Point workers go on strike over slow pace of collective employment agreement talks

48 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 03, 2026, 8:30 PM ET
rnz.co.nz(opens in a new tab)

Workers at Tiwai Point aluminium smelter say they are sick of waiting after more than two years of unsuccessful bargaining.

Start: May 4
NEW_ZEALAND
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Tiwai Point workers to strike beginning next weekSettled

Tiwai Point workers to strike beginning next week

49 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 02, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
odt.co.nz(opens in a new tab)

Workers at the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter have voted to take industrial action from Monday, following unsuccessful bargaining, but the smelter, ...

Start: May 4End: May 10185 workers
NEW_ZEALAND
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Tiwai Point aluminium smelter workers announce strikeSettled

Tiwai Point aluminium smelter workers announce strike

49 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 02, 2026, 3:03 PM ET
1news.co.nz(opens in a new tab)

E tū union members at New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter in Southland, owned by Rio Tinto, have been in bargaining since 2024.

Start: May 4End: May 10185 workers
NEW_ZEALAND
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Tiwai Point aluminium smelter workers announce strikeOngoing

Tiwai Point aluminium smelter workers announce strike

49 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 02, 2026, 1:38 PM ET
rnz.co.nz(opens in a new tab)

Workers at the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter have voted to take industrial action from Monday, following unsuccessful bargaining, but the smelter ...

Start: May 4End: May 10185 workers
NEW_ZEALAND
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)