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UNIONIST: Privatisation, Out At Work, Wage Drive…
CTU Media Release
Friday August 29 2008
THE UNIONIST: Privatisation, Out At Work, Wage Drive, Aged Care petition
In 'The Unionist' this week: privatisation plans, Out @ Work, aged care petition, and more from the Work Rights Wage Drive. Story summaries are below, and visit this page for the full newsletter: http://union.org.nz/ctu-newsletters
* ACC, roads, schools, hospitals - where does it all end?: The growing list of state assets that National wants to privatise is a concern, CTU president Helen Kelly said this week.
* Out @ Work launch awareness campaign: Unionists and guests joined Out @ Work delegates last Friday night to launch the new CTU Out @ Work pamphlet.
* Roadshow finishes in Auckland: The Work Rights Wage Drive finishes this afternoon with a mass rally in Auckland's North Shore.
* Aged Care Petition - 10,000 Strong And Calling for Safe Staffing: Aged care workers this week presented a petition of over 10,000 people calling on Government to legislate for mandatory staffing levels - to make rest homes and aged care hospitals not only safe places for workers, but also safe places for the elderly.
* Join the Fairness At Work campaign: 'Plays of the Week' - a short weekly heads up from the Council of Trade Unions Fairness At Work campaign - continues, with issue five out this Monday
Visit this page for the full newsletter: http://union.org.nz/ctu-newsletters
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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Te Kauae Kaimahi
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi brings together over 350,000 New Zealand union members in 40 affiliated unions. We are the united voice for working people and their families in New Zealand.
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