Community Invited to Attend Public Rally to Support Low Paid Workers
There comes a time in everyone’s lives,
when we have to make a stand for justice.
This is one of those times.
The community is invited to attend a free Public Rally to Support Low Paid Workers
(Featuring Imon Star from Rhombus, Olmecha, top NZ comedians, speakers and bands)
2pm – 4pm,
Sunday 12 February
Auckland Town Hall, Queen Street
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3 February 2006
There comes a time in everyone’s lives,
when we have to make a stand for justice.
This is one of those times.
The community is invited to attend a free Public Rally to Support Low Paid Workers
(Featuring Imon Star from Rhombus, Olmecha, top NZ comedians, speakers and bands)
2pm – 4pm,
Sunday 12 February
Auckland Town Hall, Queen Street
The Government’s decision that employers only have to pay their adult employees $10.25 an hour from March 27 is extremely disappointing.
Unite was set up three years ago in Auckland. Since then, our dedicated staff and volunteers have been working very hard helping hundreds of workers when they’ve got into trouble or needed assistance; as well as negotiating wage increases for thousands more.
We are proud to say that Unite is Auckland’s fastest growing Union with nearly 5000 members. But we have only scratched the surface. For us to win we need to get the rest of the community behind our campaign.
We are asking ALL members of the community (that’s you), your friends and family to come to a community-wide meeting and fill up the Town Hall in Queen Street.
The purpose of the meeting is to approve Unite’s bargaining strategy for all its members in 2006 and to get the whole community to support Unite’s SuperSizeMyPay.com campaign. The campaign’s three main claims are:
• A minimum wage set at $12 per hour (Even if workers are paid more than this, any success will help lift all wages)
• Abolish Youth Rates (Workers under 18 who do the same work as adults should get paid the same pay)
• Secure hours of work (Many workers never know how many hours they will get each week)
This meeting is supported by many community groups and the rest of the trade union movement.
A recent media conference held in support of the campaign featured Ross Wilson from the Council of Trade Unions, Sue Bradford from the Green Party, Laila Harre from the National Distribution Union, Donna Wynd from Child Poverty Action, Sharon Clair from Make Poverty History, Ruth DeSouza speaking in a personal capacity, Rev Mua Strickson-Pua representing Pacific Communities and John Minto representing Global Peace and Justice Auckland. Several other groups were also represented.
Contact us and let us know you are coming and how many workmates and friends you can bring. If we can get 2000 at the meeting it will be HUGE! The national media will be there and if we are strong then EVERYONE in New Zealand will know about our campaign and will help us.
Here are four things you could do now to help:
• Put the enclosed notice on your workplace/community notice board
• Let us know that you are coming: txt 0274 555 789 or register at http://supersizemypay.com/register_for_stopwork_to_stop_low_pay_town_hal....
• Have a look at our websites www.supersizemypayn.com and www.unite.org.nz
• Bring at least three others
Together we can win. See you there! Make sure you come. It will be great.
Matt McCarten Auckland Industrial President
Mike Treen
Auckland Industrial Secretary
Related
http://www.supersizemypay.com/
http://supersizemypay.com/register_for_stopwork_to_stop_low_pay_town_hall_meeting
