Like I
keep saying, your problems are not national, they are international.
Just as governments across the globe are ripping up contracts,
pension agreements, benefit policies, health care, and education,
just to mention a few, so the private sector is following suit. Here
in the UK the Electricians have been in a long running battle with
Balfour Beattie who have torn up the negotiated contract it had with
electricians and handed them another, with a take it or leave the
site, message. The new contract apart from hitting the electricians
with a 30% wage cut also introduces cheap casual labour to do skilled
jobs. Sound familiar, if not it soon will, it's coming to an employer
near you.
In an attempt to drive workers back to the dark ages of casualization and destroy their union strength Auckland Ports has made a “take it or leave it” proposal to the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) that would do just that and threatened to replace them with contractors if they refuse.
The IUF is standing with the MUNZ, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions and with the International Transport Workers Federation (our sister Global Union Federation) in refusing to be bullied into accepting this ultimatum. You can read more here or you can simply help by taking a few moments to sign on to the union’s petition by clicking here
The IUF is standing with the MUNZ, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions and with the International Transport Workers Federation (our sister Global Union Federation) in refusing to be bullied into accepting this ultimatum. You can read more here or you can simply help by taking a few moments to sign on to the union’s petition by clicking here
Thank you in advance for your support.
Ron Oswald,
IUF General Secretary
IUF General Secretary
