Welcome to the Website for the Southern Local Government Officers Union and SLGOU Associates

 For information about the these two Unions select About Us.

For information about the Services and Benefits of belonging to these two Unions  select Services and Benefits.

To Apply For Memberships of either the Southern Local Government Officers Union or SLGOU Associates Inc select Apply For Membership. 

For information about how to contact either the Union or any of our staff select Contact Us.

To access the Members Log-In Area for the Christchurch City Council and the Dunedin City Council members, the input of an e-mail code and password is required.  If you have the e-mail code and password enter it into the appropriate boxes in the Members Log-In area.  If you have forgotten or do not know the passwords, contact us at and ask for it.

Other Information On This Site

From time to time we place information or links on this site that may be useful to Members. To current information that is available below may be accessed by clicking on the link below:

For a summary of the issues and the decision of the Employment Court  released on 29 November 2007 in a case taken by the Union against the Christchurch Citry Council in which the Council were declared to have acted unlawfully in locking out its Dog Contorl Officers in December 2006, click on Court Decsions

About Kiwisaver and Kiwisaver Improvemments

About Stress at Work

About Harassment & Bullying

Local Government Election Special:  The Union put a number of questions to the Mayoral Candidates for the Christchurch City Council.  To view the responses from the new Mayor Bob Parker visit Pre Election Response by the CCC Mayor 

Royal Commission on Auckland Governance:   The Union has made a submission to the Royal Commission on Auckland Governence.  To view our submission click on Submission to Royal Commission