SkyCity Workers Strike
Skycity workers have been striking to bring back time and a half weekend and night rates for over two months now, not just for themselves but for all workers in New Zealand.
New Zealand Politics
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An immediate example of the new Police Para-Military squad and its mission creep
I think we need roving para-military Police as an immediate response to white lone gun men, but beyond that, I fear the same old bias and racial profiling will slip in and the usual targets who aren’t armed will get shot.
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Of course family of stolen baby shouldn’t talk to Oranga Tamariki
After watching the way Oranga Tamariki lied, manipulated, deceived and attempted to trick the family so that they could uplift the infant, why, why, why would any member of their family legitimise this whitewash with their participation?
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Wait, criminal gun owners? That hasn’t been part of the pro gun propaganda
Gun regulation is happening, accept it.
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Dear National – I beg you, dare you, DOUBLE DARE you to rule NZ First out
There is a belief on the Right that Simon Bridges should simply rule Winston out and by denying him his Kingmaker role, blunt NZ First into irrelevance.
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Why Cannabis & Euthanasia should be a referendum and why Abortion should not
There has been a lot of handwringing from Fairfax about MPs passing the buck on Cannabis and Euthanasia to referendums.
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Maori leading the fight against climate change – again
Once again it is Māori and indigenous peoples who are leading the war on climate change.
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Why would we trust SkyCity on health of their staff?
Having the Casino closed for any period of time will be crippling SkyCity and the fire at their conference centre will be setting them up for an enormous money hole as well, so of course they would reopen their Casino with the sort of undue haste a P addict goes right back to their dealer after a heart attack with.
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – Labour Day and the death of the 40 hour working week
Yesterday was Labour Day – the Public Holiday set aside to celebrate the rights of workers and in particular the right to an 8 hour working day.The great irony is that like many New Zealanders I am working today because I’m a contractor and not an employee with rights to holiday pay.
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The sad sick joke that is Labour Day
Labour Day became a national holiday in New Zealand in 1899. It was to commemorate and celebrate the rise of worker powers and how the earliest Pakeha settlers coming to New Zealand fought to create a fair balance of power between the boss and the worker.