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  • The holiday sell-out

    Daphna Whitmore The Spark May 2009  Compared to most western countries, New Zealand workers have pretty meagre holidays. An international survey published April 2009 (www.expedia.com) found that New Zealand workers have fewer holidays than many other Western countries. The gap is likely to widen with a new law proposed by the government. The Nats want Read more

  • “Equal rights for migrants”

    In a very encouraging development amidst the recent nationalist statements made by some union leaders, over 100 migrant workers, unionists and migrant advocates met in Auckland in April to discuss the way forward.  Dennis Maga spoke on behalf of Migrante Aotearoa, a trade union-supported project that actively defends migrant workers. He discussed two widely-reported cases Read more

  • This is no alternative? Partnership or struggle

    There Is No Alternative? A Workers Response to the Financial Crisis A teach-in organised by the Workers Rights Campaign Saturday May 2nd 1-00pm Canterbury WEA, 59 Gloucester Street Read more

  • Christchurch event: NZ Imperialism

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  • From Deir Yassin 1948 to Gaza 2009

    Justice for Palestine held a rally in central Christchurch on 18 April to mark the 61st anniversary of the Deir Yassin massacre and the bloody beginnings of the Israeli state, which culminated in the expulsion of 700,000 Palestinians from their land and the start of 60 brutal years of oppression at the hands of Israel. Read more

  • Naval dockyard strike vote

    Workers at the naval dockyard at Devonport voted for strike action at a meeting on Thursday by 108 votes to five. They rejected a pay offer from their employer, VT Fitzroy that included a lump sum payment with no less than five separate conditions attached to it.    The unions on site – EPMU, PSA Read more