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…
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 5,000 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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I hope the slimy bastards get a huge bill from TVNZ .They are a shit company driven by enitled shit head brothers .
Eight million of taxpayer funding paid out by ACC in three years, yes, just three years, by ACC to injured Talley’s employees is a national disgrace. Talley’s bosses should hang their heads in shame, instead of suing away when the facts are exposed. It’s our money being dished out here, and our workers who we, the people, are helping, not the fishy fellows responsible, and if they think that this is okay, then they should say why.
I spent seven years after I left Parliament working for the Meat Workers Union, primarily with AFFCO Talleys plants in Moerewa, Waikato: Horotiu, Te Puke: Rangiuru Wairoa, Feilding and Whanganui. I attended tangi of workers killed on the job, and represented workers injured – remember the worker with a hook in his head at Rangiuru? We were always in Court. We won all of the time, even when they decided to sue me for organising the campaign against yet another the lockout. The biggest crime was I pointed out to My Food Bag they were using Talleys vegetables, and I submitted to a select committee on their health & safety. That cost them $12k for the union. They are litigious and ridiculous and a blot on our reputation. Worst of all they give Shane Jones money.
Darien. Perhaps the existence of ACC has enabled Talley’s to avoid taking personal, moral and financial responsibility for employees killed or maimed on the job.. The flip side of that of course, is that few workers have the resources to address this dreadful situation and that without ACC their lives could be ever so much worse, that’s if they’re still alive. Well done you, and Merry Christmas.