It’s May Day - A day when unions and workers remember past struggles while they campaign for a better tomorrow. We’ve taken Te Uepū on the road to support Unite, the Maritime Workers Union, First Union and the Postal Workers Union at their Pōneke | Wellington rally. #TEU2024

They're going to have cellphone commissars!

'Any school not putting in place the new ban on phones will face a visit from the Education Review Office, Education Minister Erica Stanford says.'

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“Everyone deserves to come home safe from work every day, says Camilla Belich MP while announcing her new members bill to introduce corporate manslaughter into law in New Zealand at workers Memorial Day in Wellington today.

Louise Upston’s first action as Minister for Disability Issues should be to apologise to disabled people & their carers for the way they have been treated & the derogatory things that have been said about them by the govt. As LV Martin said “It’s the putting right that counts”

The current government’s decision to invite political donors to participate in the fast track consenting process stinks, particularly as ministers propose to give themselves the power to make arbitrary decisions. Ethical standards are an endangered species under this govt.

Claims of a bloated public service are just nonsense. In 2010 following the GFC the public service was 2.5% of the total workforce. In 2023 following COVID it was 2.6%. As the population has grown, demand for public services has grown too. (1/2)

Me: Can I move this table?

Microsoft Word: Yes. I've also altered your margins, converted all 'a' to $, printed page 4, and hidden one of your shoes. Is there anything else I can help you with?

Telling parents to send their kids to school when they’re sick won’t improve outcomes for anyone. More kids and teachers will get sick, taking bugs home and making others sick. Govt should focus on persistent long-term truants, not kids with a cold.