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Alastair Reith Pizza Hut workers in Dunedin have battled for their rights against the bosses and won. Dunedin’s two Pizza Hut stores were recently sold to new bosses. Upon taking ownership of the stores, the new bosses tried to force all the workers to sign new, individual contracts with inferior terms and conditions and a
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The workers party and Peace Action Wellington present Public meeting on Democracy in the Arab World Dr Nigel Parsons : Egypt After the Revolution: What to expect from Egyptian institutions Omar Khamoun : Is Arab culture compatible with democracy? Joel Cosgrove: The limits of western democracy and the politics of stability 6:00 PM Thursday March
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Marika Pratley (Wellington branch of Workers Party) Julie Tyler was threatened with serious misconduct by Burger King for posting the comment “Real jobs don’t underpay and overwork like BK does” on a friend’s Facebook page. This event highlighted the limitations of democracy on the internet and social networking sites. It also brings to question limitations
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Byron Clark (member of Christchurch branch of WP and The Spark editorial committee) Fijian migrant workers who paid up to $17,000 for visas to work in New Zealand ended up foraging maize from a paddock to feed themselves. Stacey Watson, of Piopio, Waikato, who sourced workers from recruitment company ‘Til Da Cows Come Home’ told
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To local and international friends, supporters, and readers, Yesterday, February 22, an immense earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand’s third largest city. Currently there are 55 confirmed dead, 20 unidentified bodies, and an estimated 300 missing. The quake occurred at 12.50pm and was followed shortly after by a major aftershock. This is the second major earthquake
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Call centre staff who are members of Unite Union took strike action yesterday morning against their employer Salmat (also known as Salesforce). Approximately 40 members took part in the action as part of the effort to achieve what will be their first pay rise in three years. The worksite is located at the corporate complex
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Jared Phillips, Co-ordinating editor, The Spark Public meetings have been held in New Zealand’s major centres to build opposition to increasing state power being used against activists and oppressed groups. Early this year the Workers Party and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Solidarity Campaign hosted one such forum in Christchurch with
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February 15, 1951 was the beginning of the waterfront lockout, followed by solidarity strikes in the rail, coal, drivers and hydro industries. Its effects are still with us. The lockout was initiated by the New Zealand government and British ship owners to smash a militant working class willing to taking action for improved wages and
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by Byron Clark Job advertising website SEEK’s 2010 Employee Satisfaction and Motivation survey, which had about 3000 respondents, has found that 70% of New Zealand workers are wanting a new job this year with one in four planing on leaving their jobs in the next three months. The main reason was looking for ‘a challenge’
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Following on from last weekends demonstration another protest rally in solidarity with the uprising in Egypt has been organied for midday this Saturday (Febuary 12) in Cathedral Square. Come raise awareness and support the Millions of Egyptians taking to the streets!. [Facebook page] The following video was taken at last weeks demonstration. http://workersparty.org.nz/2011/02/05/egypt-fights-against-dictatorship/
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