An incoming government can make sure public sector workers are paid a living wage. At our Election Forum, we’re asking political parties to keep paying a Living Wage to core public sector workers, and to extend a Living Wage to workers in publicly funded education and health. This includes school … [Read more...]
Living wage vote
I received this from Nathaniel Herz-Edinger Christchurch Organizer of Living Wage Movement Aotearoa who spoke to our last Tuesday Club meeting. Nathaniel wrote: On Thursday, 12 August, the council will vote on Living Wage accreditation. If successful, all our cleaners, security guards, and … [Read more...]
This week – The Living Wage
This week we will hear from Living Wage Aotearoa. The group has just hired its first Christchurch organizer, Nathaniel Herz-Edinger, and he joins us to discuss working poverty and how Christchurch needs to catch up with Wellington and Auckland, where local government, and many other businesses, … [Read more...]