MEDIAWATCH – Talley’s defamation case was always an affront to Democracy

‘Vindication’: Talley’s defamation case against TVNZ dismissed

Food giant Talley’s has failed in its multi-year defamation battle against TVNZ and reporter Thomas Mead over stories investigating its health and safety failings.

These corporate scumbags have been messing with workers injuries long enough!

Journalistic privilege gives protection between the whistleblower, the journalist and the media platform, for Talley’s to try it on and breach that so they can go on a witch hunt against whistleblowers is extraordinary and should be leading every news platform because it cuts to the heart of corporate power vs the Fourth Estate.

Talley’s is NZs biggest scumbag company…

The Ministry of Fisheries 2011 report said McDonald’s supplier Talley’s failed to report an estimated 780 tonnes of hoki in one season.

Talley’s crew hacked off by hair shaving

Crew members from a Nelson-based Talley’s ship say they feel violated after their hair was shaved to comply with company drug-testing.

AFFCO blasted over ‘petty’ t-shirt dispute

The Council of Trade Unions is blasting AFFCO’s decision to stand down five staff for wearing campaign t-shirts, as completely ridiculous.

AFFCO said the t-shirts, with the slogan ‘Jobs that count’ on the front and ‘Meat Workers Union’ on the back…resemble gang insignia.

Union says AFFCO/Talley’s is trying to muzzle free speech

The Meatworkers’ Union says Affco Talleys is trying to stop its workers talking about the company on Facebook and other social media.

Over the last three years ACC has paid out $8 million to nearly 5000 Talley’s employees – that’s more than one injury for every worker employed by Talley’s companies. 1286 Talley’s workers were injured on the job last year alone.

…AFFCO Talley’s is run by fanatical anti-unionists and have so much power they can play games like attempting to force TVNZ to hand over whistleblower information so they can intimidate everyone else in the media.

Being beaten as badly as they have in this case is a victory for Fourth Estate Journalism and provides a terrifying insight into how Corporations will attempt to use the new Regulatory Standards Bill into bullying any media who highlights their negative impacts.

We can all be proud as Kiwis that TVNZ stood up to this dreadful corporation and refused to be intimidated.

A rare wing for the good guys.

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