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Workers Fundamental Right To Organise Is Crucial In Combating Heat Stress
Sat, 27 Jul 2024 04:58:09 +1200 | ITUC
The ITUC calls for a commitment by all governments and employers to enhance policies and practices addressing heat stress through social dialogue and collective bargaining. More >>
Pinot Nah: Taxpayer Handouts For Wine Industry Must Stop
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:44:30 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
The Government is loading the risk of this experiment onto taxpayers while allowing private businesses to reap any benefits. If winemakers and viticulturists aren’t willing to stump up their own money to fund this experiment, why should taxpayers?More >>
Overturning Court Of Appeal Decision On Foreshore And Seabed Is Abuse Of Power
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:36:53 +1200 | PSA
The 2004 Act vested ownership of the foreshore and seabed in the Crown, extinguishing any Māori claims to ownership and causing widespread outrage and protests among Māori communities.More >>
Sad Day For Environment - More Than A Quarter Of Workforce To Be Cut
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:46:55 +1200 | Public Service Association
"Our heart goes out to all impacted workers at this Ministry whose vital work in gathering the evidence the Government needs to make good decisions is no longer valued." More >>
PSA Urges Government To Come Clean On Real Agenda Behind Slashing Health Further
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:38:48 +1200 | Public Service Association
Our experience is the system has been losing people, not adding to the workforce. This is another major health decision that seems to be taking place in a totally different reality to the one health workers are living in.More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes Return Of Democracy To Tauranga
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:18:25 +1200 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The new Council must work hard to build the trust of the city, treating every ratepayer dollar as if they had earned it themselves. More >>
Students At University Of Auckland Reject The Presence Of NZDF On Campus
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 07:44:05 +1200 | Working Students Aotearoa
Students at Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland have organised a rally calling on our peers, staff members and the university administration to reject the presence of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) from university events.More >>
Health NZ Board Sacking Highlights Failure Of Centralisation-at-any-cost Agenda
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:50:22 +1200 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
It is clear the board has failed to perform, but ultimately the responsibility must sit with the Government who decided it was a good idea to restructure in the middle of a pandemic.More >>
Ferry Report Does Not Solve The Big Problem
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:23:25 +1200 | Maritime Union of New Zealand
There have been a number of technical issues with the ferries already, some with potentially very serious outcomes, and the fact remains that there are many ageing systems and components in service on the ferries.More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Opposes Plain Packaging Laws For Infant Formula
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:30:45 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said that there were already laws prohibiting making false claims on packaging and that more red tape would simply make it harder to do business in New Zealand for very little public benefit.More >>
Solidarity With Peru's National Strike For Democracy And Labour Rights
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 04:04:34 +1200 | ITUC
The ITUC strongly supports the national strike in Peru, taking place today, calling for the full restoration of democracy and respect for fundamental human and labour rights.More >>
Additional Savings Must Not Wait Until Budget 2025
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 12:48:30 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
Waiting until next year’s budget simply forces the taxpayer to stump up for billions of dollars in wasteful spending on projects that are already destined to be wound up.More >>
Picket Against Cuts To Care At Village At The Park, Newtown, Wellington
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:36:40 +1200 | E Tu
E tū and NZNO members and supporters will join residents and the local community at a picket this afternoon, to send a message to Village at the Park operators Arvida that we oppose cuts to staffing hours at the residential aged care facility.More >>
Simmonds Should Listen To Constituents, Not Consultants
Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:07:19 +1200 | NZTEU
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union holds grave fears for the future of regional vocational training. More >>
Inflation Data Shows Cost-of-living Challenges Continue
Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:30:51 +1200 | NZCTU
This data is also weaker than expected – suggesting problems within the wider economy. It supports other data which implies that we might be heading back into falls in economic output.More >>
Downer Cuts Show The Model Is Broken
Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:45:09 +1200 | E tu
The company, which is a major contractor responsible for implementing and maintaining energy infrastructure, is holding meetings with their workforce across the country this week to present their new proposal.More >>
VUWSA - Te Aka Tauira Launches Petition for Winter Energy Payment Extension to Tertiary Students
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:01:36 +1200 | Victoria University Students Association
The Winter Energy Payment is crucial for those struggling with the cost of living to keep their homes warm and dry across Aotearoa. Yet, tertiary students remain ineligible for this support, despite living in some of the poorest conditions in Aotearoa.More >>
Government’s Handling Of Te Pūkenga An “Ongoing Shambles”
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:08:22 +1200 | Tertiary Education Union
“It’s a shambles, one that as always staff and students will pay the price for, and one that diverts time, energy and resources away from training Aotearoa’s future workforce.”More >>
Interest Rates Freeze Shows Need To Take An Axe To Government Waste
Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:21:32 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
The Government needs to get serious about slashing wasteful spending, but so far it’s done anything but. More spending, a bigger deficit and heaps more debt were the name of the game in May’s Budget.More >>
Free Speech Union Joins Sister Organisations In Launching International Association Of Free Speech Unions
Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:12:58 +1200 | Free Speech Union
The Free Speech Union was first founded in the United Kingdom in 2020, with the Free Speech Union New Zealand setting up the following year. These two organisations are now the largest national advocates for free speech in their countries: Jonathan AylingMore >>
