Question 15: Why do big business and the government want to cut welfare...
Big business wants to cut the costs of welfare for two reasons. Firstly, benefits above the barest minimum are seen as a barrier to lowering wages. The costs of welfare are also seen as a barrier to...
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WORKRIGHTS NZ Demolition derby: National’s approach to solving unemployment by Sue Bradford http://pundit.co.nz/content/demolition-derby-nationals-approach-to-solving-unemployment Teens hit back over...
View ArticleBryan Gould: Key’s march toward inequality
By Bryan Gould Reprinted from the New Zealand Herald Moves that effectively remove the right to collective bargaining reinforce the Government’s assault on the wages of working Kiwis. In his first...
View ArticleWhy support a Universal Basic Income
My Mike Treen National Director, Unite Union (Reprinted from The Daily Blog) The Mana movement’s support of the idea of a universal basic income is a welcome development. It could become one of the...
View ArticleWho says we can’t afford it!
By Mike Treen, Unite National Director One of the constant refrains we get from the right wing is that we can’t afford the social benefits that go to working people. The right wingers also claim that...
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