Comments on: The PSA-SFWU non-merger http://thestandard.org.nz/the-psa-sfwu-non-merger/ The New Zealand labour movement used to have its own newspaper. A group of us thought that now might be a good time for it to be digitally reborn: The Standard v2.0 - now in a new format The Standard v3.0 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:55:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daveo http://thestandard.org.nz/the-psa-sfwu-non-merger/comment-page-1/#comment-165053 Daveo Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:56:38 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=22330#comment-165053 Again, you show yourself to be a misinformed idiot. Political donations are a fraction of one percent of the incomes of unions that make them. But that's not what 'political campaigns' are about. The post is referring to campaigns like Clean Start and Fair Share in Aged Care that led to good pay increases for SFWU members. Be honest Swampy, you know members choose to join the SFWU voluntarily and you know that it's democratic. The only reason you oppose their right to campaign politically is because you don't agree with their politics. Again, you show yourself to be a misinformed idiot.

Political donations are a fraction of one percent of the incomes of unions that make them. But that’s not what ‘political campaigns’ are about. The post is referring to campaigns like Clean Start and Fair Share in Aged Care that led to good pay increases for SFWU members.

Be honest Swampy, you know members choose to join the SFWU voluntarily and you know that it’s democratic. The only reason you oppose their right to campaign politically is because you don’t agree with their politics.

]]> By: Swampy http://thestandard.org.nz/the-psa-sfwu-non-merger/comment-page-1/#comment-165050 Swampy Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:42:11 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=22330#comment-165050 If people want political outcomes they can join a political party. Anyone who wants to be part of the collective is also paying by default to a coterie of left wing parties regardless of their own political preference, the unions collect these fees and use them to build up large financial reserves for Labour, which implies the fees go well beyond what is necessary to fulfill basic industrial relations requirements. If people want political outcomes they can join a political party. Anyone who wants to be part of the collective is also paying by default to a coterie of left wing parties regardless of their own political preference, the unions collect these fees and use them to build up large financial reserves for Labour, which implies the fees go well beyond what is necessary to fulfill basic industrial relations requirements.

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