First Union has expressed concern over what it sees as NZ First's growing influence in the Government.

The Government has been forced into some high profile policy back-downs from NZ First.

Labour's plan to repeal the three strikes law was canned because of objections from NZ First and more recently, Winston Peters has thrown plans to double the refugee quota up in the air.

First Union President Robert Reid said New Zealand First has got everything it wanted from the coalition agreement, especially on important issues like immigration.

"I guess we are a bit worried in the union... [about] the dominance on a number of issues that is coming from New Zealand First," he told The AM Show.

"It seems to be that everything that got tied down that New Zealand First wanted in the coalition agreement, Labour is going along with.

"But if it wasn't in that agreement, the major party in some ways is being dictated to by the minor party simply because it requires those numbers to put things including industrial legislation, including migration [through]."

Newshub Political Editor Tova O'Brien said it was a bad sign for Labour that a union was voicing concern about the Government.

"We've been seeing these flashpoints between the governing partners but for one of Labour's bedfellows, the unions, to now be speaking out against [Labour]... this is next level," she said.