National Portrait: Mike TreenLAWRENCE SMITH/STUFF Mike Treen is the national director of Unite union, a small group that represents workers in fast-food outlets, cinemas, and casinos. Mike Treen is wearing a moonboot to protect his fractured foot. Treen smiles, admits the group were not surprised at the military response, and acknowledges the power of publicity for a people left without a voice. An injury made worse by the inability or unwillingness of the union movement to fight the changes. Almost 30 years on, the union movement, apart from the odd high-profile strike by teachers and nurses, remains largely in the background.

Source: Stuff September 21, 2018 16:52 UTC