Headline: Strike bill a return to failed far-right policy
A bill designed to make strikes ineffective by allowing employers to use replacement labour is another attack on the hard-fought rights of Kiwi workers says Darien Fenton, Labour’s spokesperson for Labour Issues.
National MP Jamie Lee Ross’ Employment Relations (Continuity of Labour) Bill was drawn from the parliamentary ballot today.
“Coming on top of unnecessary ballot provisions from Tau Henare, and the ability to fine workers for partial strikes and bureaucratic notice procedures before a strike can proceed in the government’s employment law changes, this is yet another violation of international labour laws.
“The National Party is obsessed with punishing strikers, yet New Zealand’s strike rate is lower than it’s ever been.
“The cumulative effect of these changes will only result in workers taking strike action earlier and more often, because they will have no choice.
“Jamie Lee Ross’s bill comes straight off the floor from a National Party conference and reaffirms a return to failed far-right policy.
“Instead of wasting house time on pitiful attempts to stifle the voice of working people, the Government should be focusing on getting wages up and on creating jobs.”
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Will Labour commit to repealing this obscene law?
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