Gore Library Roster Dispute Settled At Mediation

The dispute lodged by the PSA on behalf of its members employed at the Gore District Council library has been resolved, PSA national secretary and former Gore Borough Librarian Brenda Pilott said today.

“The dispute arose when the employer sought to change the existing rostering arrangements, established by the Council in 1986 on my recommendation, for staff working on Saturday mornings.

“The PSA was concerned at what it saw as a unilateral change to the roster arrangements for staff who were employed in 1986 and subsequently, and lodged the matter with the Employment Relations Authority.

“We are pleased we have been able to reach an agreed settlement with the employer that preserves those roster arrangements established in1986."

"We will now put this issue behind us to focus on the future. There are important issues ahead of us, including a major review which we understand is proposing regionalisation of library services for the Gore, Clutha and Southland Districts."

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>