High level delegation calls on US government to grant humanitarian pardons A high level delegation, representing millions of people from across the globe, met with US government officials at the US Embassy in London in November to hand over the final report of the International Commission of Inquiry into the case of the Cuban Five. British parliamentarians Cathy Jamieson MP and Grahame Morris MP, trade … Continue reading US government presented with International report on Cuban Five

WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA/NZ Saturday, , November 22, 2-3.30pm, Depot Artspace, 28 Clarence St, Devonport Cuba’s Ambassador to New Zealand, Maria del Carmen Herrera, will open an exhibition of paintings by Antonio Guerrero, one of the Cuban Five. The exhibit will run until December 4. The Auckland Studio Potters, Cari Hill, and Nandhini Mohan will be opening their exhibits at the same event on November … Continue reading GPJA #524: Sat – Art Exhibition by one of the “Cuban 5” opened by ambassador

WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA/NZ Wednesday, November 12, 7pm, Western Springs Community Garden Hall, 956 Great North Rd, Western Springs WOMEN AND CLIMATE JUSTICE FORUM – ALL WELCOME! We are excited to be bringing you this forum in partnership with the FAB Generation Zero. All welcome! Speakers: • Marama Davidson – Te Wharepora Hou: a Maori women’s perspective • Yvonne Underhill-Sem – AssocProf, University of Auckland: … Continue reading GPJA #523 (11/11/14): WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA/NZ

Jane Kelsey: YES – it really DOES matter that you turn out this Saturday for the International Day of Action against the TPPA! “It is a hell of a lot easier to stop the TPPA being concluded than trying to prevent it coming into force after the deal has been signed. This is the time to ram that message home, not just to the government, … Continue reading YES – it really DOES matter you turn out this Saturday

New Zealanders in at least sixteen different locations around the country are organising for an International Day of Action against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) on 8 November, co-ordinated by It’s Our Future NZ. This is part of an international day of action to coincide with the next gathering of TPPA ministers and leaders around the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in November. Simultaneous actions … Continue reading GPJA #522 (30/10/14): Day of Action against TPPA Sat Nov 8

Auckland Labour Day Event If you are looking for something to do on Labour Day the Mangere Labour Electorate Committee is holding a remembrance event at Waikaraka Cemetery in Onehunga, Auckland. Within a couple of hundred metres of each other are graves of people who in their own distinct way played a significant role in the Labour Movement of Aotearoa. First there is the grave … Continue reading GPJA News Labour Day

SkyCity CEO Nigel Morrison "not telling the truth".

By Mike Treen (Unite National Director) and John Crocker (Unite SkyCity Organiser)

SkyCity CEO Nigel Morrison has defended the employment practices at his company in an “Opinion” piece entitled "Human Capital key to corporate success" in the NZ Herald on Thursday.

A number of his claims are misleading, contain only partial truths or are exaggerations. In one important respect when discussing a SkyCity worker what he says is simply untrue.

To pride oneself on being a non-minimum wage employer when the start rate for many positions in the employment agreement is only 10 cents above the minimum wage is a partial truth at best. Apprentice chefs are also paid less that the minimum wage so to say “all” SkyCity employees are paid above is not accurate.

To boast about the training staff receive when the company deliberately changed its policy in order to stop paying trainee table game dealers during their training is a bit misleading. Now when SkyCity takes employees from WINZ the taxpayer is paying a benefit during unpaid staff training and subsidising their wages for a period if employed.

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https://www.facebook.com/events/346139598891897/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular Thursday, October 23, 7pm, 6a Western Springs Rd, Morningside "Kurdistan, ISIS and Imperialism". Socialist Aotearoa discussion with Joe Carolan. WELLINGTON : 24th & 25thOct CHRISTCHURCH :: 29th Oct Abrupt Climate Change NZ Speaking Tour – Dr. Guy McPherson. Guy McPherson is Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona where he has taught for over 20 years. He … Continue reading GPJA #521 (23/10/14): Antiwar action Sat 2pm

Global Peace and Justice Auckland Media Release 19 October 2014 Humanitarian aid from New Zealand desperately needed in Iraq and Syria Global Peace and Justice Auckland is calling on the government to provide humanitarian funding for non-aligned NGOs (non-governmental organisations) in the Middle East rather than give any support whatever for the US-led military campaign in the area. “We’ve contributed bombs and bullets in the … Continue reading Marching for medicine