#243: SATURDAY, 11AM, PROTEST NEW ZEALAND’S WORST EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER #243, June 26, 2008

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SATURDAY, 11AM, PROTEST NEW ZEALAND’S WORST EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT – AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Unite Union is welcoming the government’s intention to provide more protection for casual and part-time employees. If it’s followed through it should mean big improvements for workers employed under New Zealand’s worst employment contract. This contract covers workers in the foodcourt at Auckland International Airport. This year most of these workers received a 6% cut in pay when the company cut standard shift hours from 40 to 37.5 hours per week. These cuts included workers who have worked at the site for many years. “These workers should be permanent but their contract treats them as casual with no fixed or guaranteed hours of work” says Unite Union National Director Mike Treen. “They don’t even have a finishing time for their shifts – just a start time”.
The proposed new law will be welcomed by the union. “We are negotiating with the company for a collective agreement but the changes they are offering so far are peripheral.” Workers took strike action 2 weeks ago and are considering further action at union meetings this week.
BACKGROUND
Features of the contract include:
• Workers have a start time but no finish time. A worker could work for 1 hour or 10 hours. Staff sent home early have no compensation for lost hours. The company says "…the shift finishes when the supervisor releases the worker". This archaic attitude to workers runs through the whole employment relationship.
• There are no secure hours of work whatever. Even staff who have worked an average of 38 - 40 hours over several years are not given permanent positions and have no guaranteed income.
• Over the years workers have repeatedly worked for up to 7 hours with no break whatever.
• The company has now agreed to workers working no more than 3 hours without a break and have put in 15 minute breaks. However the company this year reduced the average shift length to 7 1/2 hours so they don't have to give two 15 minute paid breaks. This has also meant a 6% cut in pay for most employees.
• These workers are all on the minimum wage or a small amount above ($12.00 to $13.25)
• Workers can be rostered for up to 10 days in a row without consultation.
The company running this contract is a joint venture between two high profile and very profitable companies - the Host Marriot Services Corporation and Auckland International Airport Limited. Unite Union has written to the Auckland City Council and Manukau City Councils (these councils are shareholders in Auckland Airport) urging them as shareholders in AIAL to pressure to airport company to give these workers a fair go.
Mike Treen, National Director, Unite Union - Ph 029 525 4744

OCTOBER 15 ACCUSED SUPPORT GROUP
Please check out the website developed by the Wellington support group for the October 15th accused.
http://october15thsolidarity.info
NEW NEWSLETTER FOR OCT 15 ACCUSED – REMEMBER THE STATE TERROR RAIDS
http://october15thsolidarity.info/files/newsletter%20vol%203.pdf

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2008 ROGER AWARD NOMINATIONS OPEN
Nominations are now open for the 2008 Roger Award. The nomination form and full details about the Award, including past winners, Judges’ Reports, etc, can be accessed online at http://canterbury.cyberplace.co.nz/community/CAFCA/publications/Roger/in...

ELSIE LOCKE AWARD
The New Horizons for Women Trust offers an annual or biennial award of up to $4,000 to a woman or group of women researching or writing ( fiction or non-fiction) in an area of Elsie Locke's concerns: social justice, Maori, peace, women's health, New Zealand history or the environment. The funds of the award may be used for any expenditure that advances the approved project. This may be expenditure related to the research, the study or publication, or family requirements. The first award will be made in 2008. For information on the award visit www.newhorizonsforwomen.org.nz; write to New Horizons for Women Trust, P O Box 12 498, Wellington 6144; or email enquiries@newhorizonsforwomen.org.nz

NATIONAL DIRECTOR, PEACE FOUNDATION
We are seeking an outstanding leader with a real passion for peace in all walks of life. The Peace Foundation is wishing to appoint a National Director to promote the organisation, its vision and values, further develop and implement a new strategic plan and advocate the Foundation’s objectives and concerns with community decision-makers and opinion-shapers. The National Director will ensure the Peace Foundation’s continued viability as a voice of tolerance and reason, promoting the peaceful resolution of conflict. The Peace Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation promoting peaceful relationships among people of all ages, at all levels, through education, research and action. The Peace Foundation (Foundation for Peace Studies Aotearoa/New Zealand) offers innovative and quality programmes – Roots of Empathy and Cool Schools - services and resources that are used in many schools, homes and communities. It teaches skills that encourage better communication, co-operation and non-violent conflict resolution. The Peace Foundation arranges public events such as the annual Media Peace Awards, which recognise those who are actively contributing towards reducing violence in our society. It also works to promote peace and disarmament at the international level. The Director will provide leadership of a team of highly dedicated and experienced individuals who are committed to meeting the aims of the organisation. The Peace Foundation is funded by government contracts for its services, and general grants and donations. Applicants for this appointment will be clear, confident communicators, have a strong drive and enthusiasm for the objectives of the Foundation, preferably have experience in the not-for-profit sector, and be able to garner support from individuals and business organisations as well as public sector entities. Based in Auckland, the appointee will find this organisation governed by a strong and committed Council. It is a satisfying and stimulating opportunity for building on a sound foundation, enhancing organisational culture and adding real value to society. Applications and enquiries should be addressed confidentially to: Stephen Ellett at Signium Executive Search International Limited on
sellett@executivesearch.co.nz or on 09-309 0886. - http://www.executivesearch.co.nz/ViewJob.aspx?job=39
For more information about the Peace Foundation go to http://www.peace.net.nz/

ANTI-PRIVATISATION POSTCARDS
Privatisation, either full or partial, of public-owned assets is something that New Zealanders have learned to be very wary of indeed in the past two decades. And privatisation is rearing its ugly head again in 2008. For details, see http://canterbury.cyberplace.co.nz/community/CAFCA/publications/index.ht... where you will find some of the papers from the March 2008 Privatisation By Stealth Conference in Christchurch, organised by CAFCA.
We believe that all the politicians running in this year’s election, whether sitting MPs or those wishing to join them, need to be told in no uncertain terms that the people of New Zealand do not want any more privatisation, in any of its myriad forms. To this end we have produced a brief and to the point postcard (the text is below), which can be sent free of charge to any or all MPs. And/or it can be sent, with a stamp, to other candidates. Please help us to distribute this postcard by emailing cafca@chch.planet.org.nz and ordering some. Include your postal address
Because of the printing processes involved, it is not practicable for us to supply you with one postcard. If you’re already a CAFCA member, you will receive one of each card (i.e. one for an MP and one for another candidate) with your August Foreign Control Watchdog. So, what we’re looking for here are bulk orders. Minimum order is 10 of each card. If you order hundreds (or thousands), we expect a koha to help with the costs of printing and postage.
Let’s get these cards rolling! Murray Horton, Secretary/Organiser, CAFCA, Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa. Box 2258, Christchurch, New Zealand cafca@chch.planet.org.nz www.cafca.org.nz
Dear MP (or candidate),
I don’t want my school owned by an insurance company.
I don’t want my hospital owned by a private equity corporation.
I don’t want my roads owned by an investment bank.
I don’t want my airport owned by a foreign pension fund.
I don’t want my port owned by a transnational corporation.
I believe that continued full public New Zealand ownership of New Zealand public assets and infrastructure is extremely important.
I will not be voting for any candidate or party who supports full or partial privatisation of our public assets and infrastructure.
Signature Date
Name Address

“BASES OF EMPIRE – THE GLOBAL SPREAD OF US MILITARY AND SPY BASES” with international guest Cora Fabros
Touring NZ July 2008. Recent events have propelled the Waihopai spybase into the spotlight. It is a US spybase in all but name and NZ’s most important contribution to all US wars. Cora Fabros, from the Philippines, is a veteran activist with the anti-bases, anti-nuclear and peace movement. She is the Asia/Pacific Coordinator of the International Network for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases. The US is on a global war footing and the Asia/Pacific region is of immense strategic significance. This is the region that Cora will be speaking about. In Japan (particularly Okinawa) and South Korea the huge US presence covers the full range from nuclear warfighting bases to conventional combat bases to a whole variety of spybases. Despite having been kicked out of the Philippines in the early 90s, the US military is back. Guam, a US territory, has been turned into a major nuclear warfighting base. Australia has given the US permission to build its first new spybase in 40 years. NZ hosts a US military transport base (at Christchurch Airport); and two “New Zealand” spybases, at Tangimoana and Waihopai. NZ’s role as a small, but vital, US satellite must be exposed, and the covert links ended. Cora’s tour provides the regional context for how we aid and abet the US military and intelligence empire.
DUNEDIN Tuesday July 8, 7.30 p.m, Alexander MacMillan Room, Dunedin Community House, 283 Moray Place Kay Murray, (03) 4542057, 021 1672843, email: ksimmondsmurray@xtra.co.nz
CHRISTCHURCH Wednesday 9, 7.30 p.m., Oxford Terrace Baptist Church Hall, cnr Madras St & Oxford Terrace. Murray Horton (03) 3663988, 0274 307742 email: cafca@chch.planet.org.nz
BLENHEIM Thursday 10, 7.30 p.m., Wesley Centre, 3 Henry Street. Steffan Browning 021 725655, email: sjb@steffan.co.nz
WELLINGTON Monday 14, 5.30 p.m., St Johns in the City, Main Hall, cnr Willis & Dixon Sts. Sam Huggard (04) 8033054, 021 1810508 email: samhuggard@yahoo.co.nz
PALMERSTON NORTH Tuesday 15, 7 p.m. PSA House, 1st Floor, 43 King St. Dion Martin (06) 3569658 w, 021 776029 w; email: dion.martin@ndu.org.nz
AUCKLAND Wednesday 16, 7.30 p.m, Trades Hall, 147 Great North Road, Grey Lynn & Thursday 17, 5-6.30 p.m., WT0032, AUT Tower Building, 2 Rutland Street. Del Abcede, (09) 3787543, 021 02376917; email darobie@hotmail.com
DONATIONS ARE NEEDED to help with tour costs. Please make cheques payable to ABC, Box 2258, Christchurch.
Anti-Bases Campaign, Box 2258, Christchurch, New Zealand. cafca@chch.planet.org.nz
www.converge.org.nz/abc

INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE “50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRIUMPH OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTION”
Dear Friends: Next year the Cuban Revolution will arrive to its 50th anniversary: 50 years of solidarity and friendship between Cuba and the peoples of the world. From October 5th through 19th this year, our Institute will welcome the “50th Anniversary of the Revolution” International Brigade and friends coming from all over the world will enjoy this unique opportunity to celebrate this important date in Cuba. We are looking forward to hosting you!!!!
Asia-Pacific Division, Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, Email: dasia@icap.cu Tlf: (53-7) 838 2430

INVITATION TO VENEZUELA EDUCATION STUDY TOUR
A Collaborative Exchange and Study Tour for Academics, Teachers & Students January 2009
Dear Friends and Colleagues, We would like to invite you to participate in the first Education Exchange and Study Tour of Venezuela. A number of educators here in Australia and internationally have become increasingly interested in the radical education reform currently taking place in Venezuela. The study tour will take place in January 2009 and will involve a range of meetings (seminars) and visits with educational groups, institutions, and community organisations. The details of the week are to worked out in conjunction with colleagues from the Bolivarian University of Venezuela, and local schools and community organizations in Caracas. For further details, to contribute ideas and/or to register your interest please contact the organising committee: Tom Griffiths Tom.Griffiths [at] newcastle [dot] edu [dot] au / Jo Williams Jo.Williams [at] vu [dot] edu [dot] au / Roberto Jorquera roberto [at] latinamericasolidarity [dot] org / Jorge Jorquera Jorge.Jorquera [at] rmit [dot] edu [dot] au

WHAT’S ON IN AUCKLAND

Friday, June 27, 10 to 12.30pm, Hillsborough Room, Fickling Centre, 546 Mt Albert Rd, Three Kings
Understanding Legal Aid - Understanding the Public Defence Service. Sponsored by the Grey Lynn Community Law Office. Inquiries to the Grey Lynn Neighbourhood Law Office manogi@glnlo.org.nz or call 09 378 6085

Friday, June 27, 7pm, Latin America Centre, 37 Selwyn St, Onehunga, Auckland
CELEBRATING THE CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF THE CHILEAN PRESIDENT SALVADOR ALLENDE GOSSENS
"I think that the man of the XXI Century must be a person who has a different understanding, a different set of values, where man is not moved fundamentally by money, a man that thinks that there is a different concept of fortune, where intelligence is the greatest creative force" - Salvador Allende
Dear Friends, The Auckland Latin American Community (ALAC Inc) is taking part of a worldwide conmemoration of the 100th year since the birth of the Chilean President Salvador Allende G and we want to invite you to take part.
The event will begin at 7pm and it will include words from his family, community representatives and Unionists. It will also include music , dance and the screening of documentary. The programme will include the unveiling of an art piece specially designed for this occasion and the launching of a nation wide campaign " A street named Salvador Allende" . We are looking forward to have your presence in this special event.
In solidarity, Esteban A Espinoza, President ALAC Inc

Saturday, June 28, 11am, Auckland International Airport
PICKET IN SUPPORT OR LOW PAID FOOD COURT WORKERS

Sunday 29 June. 2.30pm at St Columba Centre, Vermont St, Ponsonby
HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE OLYMPICS. Speakers:- Simon Reeves, Jeremy Pope, Carole Curtis and we will try to get Louisa Wall as an eminent sportsperson. Human Rights Foundation asked to provide a chairperson. HRN Forum.

Thursday, July 3, 7pm, Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts, 13 Reeves Rd, Pakuranga
BOTANY AND PAKURANGA GREENS FUNDRAISING FILM EVENING: “Run Granny Run” - A heartwarming and humourous documentary about an unlikely activist who, at 90, walked across America to rally against the influence of big money in elections. At 94 she stood as a candidate for the US Senate, crafting a feisty campaign that personified her democratic ideals of a government by and for the people. A truly inspirational film of doggedness versus dollars. Tickets $15 ($10 Students/Unwaged). Contact Peter Bankers (peterbankers@allianceit.co.nz, Tel: 534 7634)

Sunday, July 6, 2-5pm, Forde's Front Bench, 122 Anzac Avenue, Auckland Central, Auckland City
AUCKLAND LABOUR HISTORY GROUP Presents A TRIBUTE TO HONE TUWHARE - Cover charge: $10 which includes a meal of Irish stew. HONE TUWHARE: Maori, boilermaker, graduate of Otahuhu Railway Workshops, poet extraordinaire, socialist, ‘ruthless democratic’, and unionist died in January 2008. Hone was unique in successfully bridging these different worlds. In doing so he brought humanity to his politics and a ‘magnificent simplicity’ to his poetry and prose. The Auckland Labour History Group for its inaugural event invites you to join it in celebrating the life of this extraordinary man. There can be no more suitable person to represent the spirit and ideals of the Auckland Labour History Group at its launch. The programme includes a showing of Gaylene Preston’s film of Hone Tuwhare, together with reminiscences and commentary from Gaylene Preston, Hone’s biographer, Janet Hunt, Truda Chadwick and Len Richards, as well as renditions of Hone’s work by musicians Graeme Brazier and Steve Abel.
RSVP: by 4 July to nzlabourhistory@yahoo.co.au or 09 3765989 or 0211659111.

Wednesday, July 16, 7.30pm, trades Hall, 147 Great North Rd, Grey Lynn
GPJA FORUM: “BASES OF EMPIRE – THE GLOBAL SPREAD OF US MILITARY AND SPY BASES” with international guest Cora Fabros from the Philippines, who is a veteran activist with the anti-bases, anti-nuclear and peace movement. She is the Asia/Pacific Coordinator of the International Network for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases.

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BURMA
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