Workers in this country and around the globe need our own policy on immigration. Ultimately we can never stop workers seeking a better life. That is true for New Zealanders going to Australia or workers coming to New Zealand. We should support every step that equalises the status of workers here, whether they were born here or not. As a first step, that means that no worker on a temporary visa should be tied to one employer.
TDB was the first news source to publish the size and extent of the holidays rort – read the latest developments here
The US labour movement and US politics more generally are undergoing a profound transformation. Titanic battles are brewing, between the working class majority and the one percent, and between radicalising political forces on the right and left. The future of life on the planet may well hang on how this battle is resolved.
The ban on zero-hour contracts in NZ attracted real interest from the UK media and an invitation for Unite Union representatives to speak to the growing campaign against these employment agreements in that country.
It has been revealed that the government agency responsible for enforcing employment rights tried to cover up the widespread abuse of the Holiday Act by employers in this country.
The systematic corporate theft of workers holiday pay which was first publicly identified on The Daily Blog in February this year, could result in up to $2 billion in back pay for hundreds of thousands of workers in New Zealand.
I have just returned from an overseas trip that took me to Ireland, the UK, and US.
Unite Union scored a win for workers at Restaurant Brands on April 14 which was an international day of action for fast food workers.
Labour inspectors have found that every one of the 20 employers they have looked at so far were found to have breached the 2003 Holidays Act.
The Daily Blog was breaking news about workers being underpaid holidays before the mainstream media even woke up to the story. You can read what’s happening now on The Daily Blog or read about it in the mainstream media a fortnight later.