workers’ rights

Labour on fire at will

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:37 am, July 18th, 2015 - 195 comments

It was reported yesterday that “Labour would retain 90-day trial periods, but make them fairer”. Despite last minute claims to the contrary on Twitter, I think that this is probably correct.

Helen Kelly

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 9:15 am, July 13th, 2015 - 19 comments

Lets restrain those damnfool knights eh?

Written By: lprent - Date published: 10:52 pm, July 6th, 2015 - 20 comments

“THE struggle has been long and arduous. But gazing across the battered economies of the rich world it is time to declare that the fight against financial chaos and deflation is won. In 2015, the IMF says, for the first time since 2007 every advanced economy will expand.”. But lets restrain the damn fool ideological idiots from screwing it up. Like Bill English and his damn stupid taxcuts…

Older white men paid double young ethnic women

Written By: Stephanie Rodgers - Date published: 3:00 pm, June 28th, 2015 - 166 comments

That’s not my headline. That’s Stuff’s business section’s headline.

Colin Craig’s Contempt for His Victim

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 7:30 pm, June 22nd, 2015 - 113 comments

The Conservative Party’s Colin Craig has victimised his former Press Secretary by deliberately breaching a confidentiality settlement in order to frame his inappropriate behaviour as a minor matter they were both equally responsible for. Well, that’s crap, Colin. It’s actually a rich man using his power and privilege to belittle a woman. Again.

Iain Lees-Galloway: how many meathooks to the head will it take?

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 12:00 pm, June 19th, 2015 - 22 comments

Some strong stuff from Labour’s spokesperson for Labour, Iain Lees-Galloway, in Question Time yesterday.

Heartless government

Written By: Stephanie Rodgers - Date published: 3:00 pm, June 13th, 2015 - 123 comments

A few stories of recent weeks which show exactly what kind of government we have.

Petition for safer workplaces

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 2:04 pm, June 9th, 2015 - 13 comments

Helen Kelly: “Sign our petition and tell John Key that you support better health and safety in workplaces!”

Anti-union rant in The Herald

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 12:43 pm, June 8th, 2015 - 72 comments

An anonymous editorial in The Herald this morning really is atrocious. Apparently the limited uptake one of the Nats’ pet education policies is all the fault of the unions.

O’Brien on health and safety

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 9:22 am, June 5th, 2015 - 22 comments

Tova O’Brien has written an excellent piece on squabbles within National over health and safety legislation, calling it a disgrace and a power-play by the Collins faction.

ILO – 75% of world jobs insecure

Written By: Mike Smith - Date published: 12:44 pm, May 20th, 2015 - 8 comments

Only a quarter of the world’s workers have permanent jobs. A worldwide trend away from secure jobs risked “perpetuating a vicious circle of weak global demand and slow job creation” that has dogged many countries since the 2008 crisis, the ILO reports. Decoupling of wages from productivity has led to a loss of aggregate demand the report estimates at $3.7trillion.

Farming prosecutions need to be part of health and safety programme

Written By: Helen Kelly - Date published: 10:49 am, May 13th, 2015 - 9 comments

Half the workplace deaths in NZ last year were in agriculture.  Already this year the toll has been massive.

Not bad for an “entertainment” show

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 11:19 am, May 1st, 2015 - 11 comments

“When we began covering zero hours, BK, Pizza Hut, KFC, Starbucks, Carls Jr, Hell & McDonald’s all had them. Now none do. Great!”

Thanks David!

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 6:34 am, April 27th, 2015 - 32 comments

I’m planning to enjoy a day off today – the first “mondayised” public holiday – thanks to the work of David Clark, Grant Robertston, and others in Labour and the parties that supported the Bill. National and ACT voted against this holiday.

Herald’s interview with the waitress – updated

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 1:15 pm, April 23rd, 2015 - 334 comments

Late night developments, the “hair pull” waitress states that a Herald interview (to be published today) was obtained under false pretences, and she withdrew her consent for it.

Multiple updates on the changing story.