Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Big business attacks the low paid
Access Community Health’s decision to suspend
approximately 40 contact centre workers and coordinators
taking part in a partial strike is draconian and reflects
badly on their reputation, says NZCTU President Richard
Wagstaff.
"The owner of Access - Green Cross - is a big business with deep pockets. In trying to get tough and intimidate their lowest paid staff, Access are showing their true colours by picking on those most vulnerable and least able to afford it. These workers are just looking for some equivalence with their colleagues."
"Access need to show some compassion towards those on the very bottom of the income scale and negotiate a fair deal. Suspending staff will only cause ill feeling over the long term."
"Working people across New Zealand who aren’t getting a fair share in their wage packet will be right behind Access workers looking for a liveable wage."
ENDS
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.
Gordon Campbell: On unemployment, Winston Peters’ low boiling point and music criticism
Labour Party: National Gaslights Women Fighting For Equal Pay
The Treasury: New Treasury Paper On The Productivity Slowdown
NZ Government: Government Recommits To Equal Pay
Emily Ireland - Local Democracy Reporter: Deputy Mayor ‘disgusted’ By Response To Georgina Beyer Sculpture
Te Pāti Māori: Māori Unemployment Rate Increases By More Than Four-Times National Rates
Government: Streamlining Building Consent Changes
