Industrial Relations
The Green Party believes that open, democratic, and meaningful negotiations between employers and workers and their unions need to take place at all levels, in individual and collective bargaining meetings, and in governmental policy development meetings. Equitable and positive industrial relationships will help to minimise industrial disruption and address the inherent power inequalities between employers and employees. Workers should have sufficient bargaining power that they do not need government financial support to obtain a decent income.
see our industrial relations policy
Quentin Duthie speaks at Unions HB meet the candidates
Quentin Duthie speaks on Industrial Relations at the HB Unions meet the candidates meeting.
ANZ launches Sell New Zealand Made campaign
25 Sep 2008ANZ National Bank has badly let down New Zealanders with today’s announcement that they will cut staff numbers through attrition and redundancy, Green Party Employment Relations Spokesperson Sue Bradford says.
Bus lockout heavy handed; low wages disgraceful
25 Sep 2008“The lockout of 300 Wellington bus drivers is a heavy handed over-reaction to legitimate claims by Wellington bus drivers for a decent wage increase,” Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says.
Greens: Policies for workers must be fair for all
17 Sep 2008The Green Party today publicly launched its Industrial Relations policy for the 2008 election.
‘UnFairfax’ should keep Subeditors in local communities
01 Jul 2008Fairfax has a journalistic responsibility to keep editing jobs in our communities and regions ahead of short term cost cutting, Green Party Employment Spokesperson Sue Bradford says.
Working week set for major changes: Greens
29 Jun 2008Green MP Sue Kedgley hopes flexible working patterns will become the norm and the rigid nine to five working week will gradually become a thing of the past, once the new flexible working right comes into force on Tuesday 1 July.
Govt must protect local workers from fishy schemes
18 Jun 2008The Green Party is horrified that two South Island seafood companies may be granted permits to bring in migrant labour just weeks after 323 jobs were axed from Sealord's Nelson mussel factory.
Are public hospitals about people or profit?
02 Apr 2008The Government needs to decide if public hospitals are money making ventures for private industries or places people go to get well, Green Party Industrial Relations Spokesperson Sue Bradford says.