The
origins of the NZ Building Trades Union
stretch back to the earliest days of
the first settlement of New Zealand
when building tradesmen combined
"For
the purpose of maintaining and improving
the conditions of their working lives"
One
of the first "associations"
was formed in 1840. In 1860 carpenters
and joiners formed the first Union in
New Zealand that was to remain a continuous
organisation.
Today
the NZ Building Trades Union comprises
what used to be separate unions of:
• |
Carpenters
and Joiners |
• |
Glaziers |
• |
Bricklayers
and Blocklayers |
• |
Signwriters |
• |
Plasterers
and Tilers |
• |
Aluminium
Workers |
• |
Roof
tilers and Roofers |
• |
Building
Industry Workers |
• |
Painters
and Decorators |
|
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