Budget 2026 Care Crisis While Defence Gets Billions
The Government calls this security. Care workers call it poverty wages, broken cars, impossible rent and another Budget that tells them they do not matter.
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New Zealand Right to Strike Backed by ICJ
The world’s top court has confirmed the right to strike is fundamental. The NZCTU says New Zealand’s Government has run out of excuses for stalling.
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Disability Support Services Bill Strips Carers’ Rights
Family carers won a path to employment rights in the Supreme Court. Now the Government has introduced a Bill to shut that path down.
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NZDF Civilian Workers Must Get Pay Rise From Defence Boost
Defence is getting more money. The people keeping its ships, aircraft and systems running now want proof they will not be left behind again.
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Wellington Fare Hike Hits Workers During Fuel Crisis
Wellington commuters are being hit with higher Metlink fares just as fuel prices surge, and unions say working people are paying the price again.
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Pay Equity Rollback Taken To The UN
The Government thought it could kneecap pay equity, rob low-paid women workers, fund tax cuts, and move on. The unions clearly have other ideas.
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From Tsunami of butter chicken to ICE ICE BABY: ACT out-redneck Winston on Immigration by proposing NZ ICE
ACT wants a NZ version of ICE. But is this policy, or a desperate bid to outflank Winston on immigration?
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Tiwai Workers Strike After 2.5 Years Bargaining
After years of talks going nowhere, Tiwai workers are taking action, and putting Rio Tinto’s massive profits under the spotlight.
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Happy May Day Comrades – class struggle is the Identity we need!
Forget the culture wars, May Day is a reminder that class struggle is still the fight that matters most.
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More damage to workers? Hasn’t Brooke van Velden caused enough carnage?
Workers say the new leave law changes will make them worse off, and critics argue Brooke van Velden has already done enough damage.
