After throwing a tantrum for being called racist (because he was being racist), Winston now has a tanty at the Unions???

After throwing a massive tantrum for being called racist (because he was being racist)…

…Matua Winston has thrown another tanty, this time at the Union!

Union hits back at NZ First over Employment Relations Amendment Bill

Two unions have hit back at claims by New Zealand First it could have changed the law removing the right for contractors to challenge their employment status, prompting Winston Peters to accuse them of “burning bridges”.

“How dare Winston Peters claim unions were too slow when they contacted his party last year when there was plenty of time for him to make a difference,” said Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary for the Public Service Association.

The Employment Relations Amendment Bill passed its third reading earlier this week.

Leader Winston Peters said on Thursday he asked the unions why they didn’t come to his party earlier, and why they spent their time with parties who “couldn’t stop it.”

“We can’t stop it now, because you’ve got to stop it months ago,” said Peters.

In response, the PSA said Peters was wrong to blame unions for being too slow to convince New Zealand First to block what it called the “Fire at Will Bill” when his party knew about their concerns in August 2025.

Fitzsimons said Peters had “all the time in the world” between the PSA’s first meeting with New Zealand First and the passing of the Bill this week.

“It’s as simple as this – the party lacked the guts to stand up to the ACT party despite expressing concerns in speeches about the Bill.”

She said New Zealand First committed in the Second Reading to make changes to the personal grievance provisions, “we held out hope, but nothing happened.”

RNZ

Poor old Fleur, she hilariously looks like a perpetually depressed former PSA National Secretary Erin Polaczuk, but she’s absolutely right, NZ First have allowed the anti-worker fire at will powers to pass right as he is trying to suck up to unwoke blokes, that’s why he is attacking the Union, he doesn’t want that electorate feeling betrayed by him.

If he spent less time on culture war revenge fantasies and more time on actual policy, if he spent less time on making English an official language and more time on lifting up workers, if he spent less time questioning Green Party MPs loyalty and more time on the economy, NZ would be a better place, unfortunately he’s getting so much voter support for culture war division that he’s missing out on important issues that impact real working lives.

Allowing the boss to fire you art will is a big risk in today’s economy.

Winston needs to pretend that he is the workers mate when really he is using them and manipulating their petty bigotries.