The leaders of a trade union for lawyers established in New Zealand last year say its numbers are growing rapidly as the firm campaigns to ensure young lawyers are not underpaid.
The Aotearoa Legal Workers’ Union was formed in February 2019 to represent lawyers and other workers in the legal workplace. It aims to stop what it says is the “unfair treatment” of younger lawyers and to represent marginalized groups of legal workers, including women, people in the LGBTQ+ community, people of color, the disabled and New Zealand’s indigenous people, the Maori.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
