text reading "This year, Anzac day falls on a Saturday. If you usually don't work Saturdays: The public holiday is 'mondayised'. You are due a paid day off on Monday or time and a half pay and an alternative paid day off if you work. If you usually work Saturdays: You are due a paid day off on Saturday or time and a half pay and an alternative paid day off if you work."

This year, Anzac day falls on a Saturday.

If you usually don't work Saturdays:
On Mon you will be due a paid day off OR 1.5 pay and an alternative paid day off if you work.

If you usually work Saturdays:
On Sat you will be due a paid day off OR 1.5 pay and an alternative paid day off if you work.

That last line reads SO MUCH like AI 😭
Now I'm even spotting it in things *I* wrote. My brain has broke - s

The Statement points out two key problems with our tax system:

- We’re a low tax country
- We tax work more than wealth

The wealthy don't have to have it their way - we can demand better.

Tax Policy Statement

@bettertaxaotearoa.bsky.social have released their tax policy statement: www.bettertaxes.nz/tax_policy_s...

A better world IS achievable: The policy provides practical and implementable proposals that together could rebalance our tax system so that it delivers for ordinary New Zealanders.

A 36-year-old fire truck broke down today responding to a fire in Waitotara. 🚨

With Whanganui’s primary MAN truck already broken, every appliance in service is now 30+ years old. Off-duty crews were called back to cover the gap.

a photo of workers first organiser Mikee Santos with a microphone and gesturing, in front of a workers first flag, at a 'stop wars' rally

Workers First organiser and Union Network of Migrants NZ coordinator Mikee speaks to the crowd at the Stop Wars rally in Auckland on Saturday.

We stand with workers worldwide who continue to be exploited, suppressed and killed to serve the greed of the few.

If you order from overseas, you will be now be charged a new government tax on shipments valued at $1,000 NZD or less. For imports, the levy will be $2.21 NZD per shipment, plus GST. For exports, $2.48 NZD per shipment, plus GST.

Always new taxes, always under stealth. #NZPOL 1/2

a big 'may day' logo, with 'May 1' next to it. Followed by text reading: "event details: fightbacktogether.nz" and then "Whangarei | Auckland | South Auckland | Hamilton | Tauranga | Gisborne | Rotorua | New Plymouth | Napier | Hastings | Palmerston North | Masterton | Wellington, Newtown | Wellington | Nelson | West Coast | Christchurch, Central | Christchurch | Dunedin | Invercargill | and more!"

Last year we showed up. This year we turn up the pressure.

May Day is our day to BE HEARD! Union and non-union, head to fightbacktogether.nz and check out the events in your area.

text reading "Upcoming anti-war hīkoi. Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland): "Stop the War" Aotea Square, 14:00 Saturday 11 April Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington): "Stop US & Israeli Wars" Civic Square, 11:00 Saturday 11 April "Hīkoi for Peace" Waitangi Park, 14:00 Saturday 25 April (Anzac day)"

Upcoming anti-war hīkoi.

Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland):

"Stop the War"
Aotea Square, 14:00
Saturday 11 April

Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington):

"Stop US & Israeli Wars"
Civic Square, 11:00
Saturday 11 April

"Hīkoi for Peace"
Waitangi Park, 14:00
Saturday 25 April (Anzac day)

Infographic from the NZCTU. An RNZ headline reads: 'Needed more than ever': Living Wage rises to $29.90 per hour. Under the headline is white text on a read background. Text reads: For the third year in a row the Government has increased the minimum wage by less than inflation. Life is getting more expensive, and our pay isn’t keeping up. Working New Zealanders need a Living Wage.

Your food's more expensive. Your power's more expensive. Your fuel's more expensive. But for minimum wage workers, pay's only gone up to $23.95 - that's just 45 cents an hour.

New Zealanders can't afford this Government. #nzpol

Thanks Simon, can you please private message or email us so we can check if your contact details are up to date. -s

Kia ora Simon, financial members have been kept in the loop via direct email.

With our broad membership we try not to overload members with what happens in all industries (a lot!) and make sure emails are relevant to them. So we summarise cross-industry news in our newsletter and on our socials -s

"Having been told that increased diesel storage was the cheapest option to safeguard resilience, Jones’ failure to pursue that option in the last year has left us dangerously exposed." - Edward Miller, article author, current @cictar.bsky.social researcher and former Workers First researcher! ❤️ -s

a screenshot of a 'The post te upoko o te ika' article by Edward miller called "we've been dangerously exposed by the failure to build public diesel reserve" a cut-out of Shane Jones face (NZ First politician) is on top, wearing a dunce cap with NZ First printed on it. It suits him!

Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones (NZ First) has been very vocal about who's to blame for our precarious fuel security situation. Did you know that he, in 2024, was the one to scrap plans for the public diesel reserve?

Full article: www.thepost.co.nz/business/360... #nzpol

a screenshot of a RNZ article called "Union calls for banks to let staff work from home", by Susan Edmunds

Petrol price increases may be out of their control, but businesses CAN control how they step up for workers.

We have asked eleven banks to agree to allow working from home for those that can do so AND to subsidise transport costs for workers required onsite.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

text reading "we have requested that 11 financial institutions support their workers through this fuel crisis."

We have asked 11 financial institutions if they will temporarily allow staff to work from home and for transport cost subsidies for on-site staff.

These are achievable solutions that would provide some relief and peace of mind in challenging times. We will update you on their response. #nzpol

text reading "The Government needs to support people struggling with rising fuel costs, now. The Government needs to support us to conserve fuel as a country, now. The Government needs to act on the continuing abuse and violence against bus drivers, now. We support the call for the Government to implement a free public transport fares system, now."

Workers First Union is supporting the call from the Green Party and others to immediately implement a free public transport fares system in response to rising fuel costs and continuing abuse and violence against bus drivers.

Government Bill undoes Pike River legacy, families say Proposed changes to health and safety legislation are a betrayal of the 29 men who died in the Pike River mine, say family members Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse.

An absolute betrayal from ACTs Brooke van Velden. The H&S Bill should not progress. We must kill the bill in honour of the 29 men killed at Pike River and the estimated 10,000 people in NZ who have died from work-related diseases or workplace fatalities since the Pike explosion in 2010. #nzpols

A photo of two people carrying PSA flags and smiling. One has a high vis vest on and one has a bandaged head and arm, as costume. A very cute greyhound stands with them

3/3 If this Bill passes then 'small' employers won't just be off the hook for avoidable physical injuries - harassment, bullying and workplace stress will be also become the employee's problem.

Everyday Kiwis are already at the end of their rope. We cannot keep moving backwards. #nzpol

Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse speaking into a microphone in front of a giant 'accident ahead' banner, in front of parliament.

2/3 This law change would take us back to disasters like Pike River and remove the regulations that were introduced when avoidable tragedy struck and New Zealanders said "never again".

Thank you to Pike River whānau Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse for standing up and speaking today. #nzpol

a photo of two people from unions wellington in incredible home-made giant road cone costumes, in from of new zealand parliament

a photo of various unionists and union members in front of parliament holding workers first, e tu union flags, and more.

1/3 Thank you to everyone who showed up to rally against this Government's proposed health and safety law changes.

Kiwi workers are already dying at a much higher rate than Australian workers - and NZ First, National and ACT want to move us backwards. #nzpol

Under the new law, things no longer covered include back injuries, loud noise, trips, falls, exposure to infection, harassment, bullying, and workplace stress. Employers won’t have to try eliminate these risks, provide training, supervision or PPE. Workers and our health system will carry the cost.

text reading "Rally today at Parliament, 1pm. If this Government's health and safety bill passes, 29% of Kiwis will be on their own when it comes to back injuries, loud noise, trips and falls, exposure to infection, harassment, bullying, workplace stress, personal protective equipment and more..."

Rally TODAY at Parliament, 1pm.

This Government's health and safety law changes are being heard in select committee today. The new law would make smaller organisations with less than 20 staff (which employ 29% of working New Zealanders) responsible for a limited number of risks. #nzpol

The Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill will be before select committe as the Government tries to rush this bill into law. The PSA will be presenting its submission to the committe, but we want them to hear our opposition from outside as well! - PSA

an 'emergency' exclamation mark sign with text underneath reading "accidents ahead - rally against weakening health and safety laws - 1pm, Wednesday 25th march, parliament lawn, te whanganui-a-tara/wellingtion" It is on a bright yellow background with a out of focus photo of nz parliament behind it, and the PSA logo is below

📣RALLY TIME📣 Join us at Parliament at 1pm on Wednesday 25 March to protest to Government weakening our health and safety laws.

Post and image courtesy of our friends @nzpsa.bsky.social

text reading "We have initiated for collective bargaining with Ikea."

We have initiated for collective bargaining with IKEA!

Ikea workers - now's the time to join to be covered by the Collective Agreement that members will negotiate as a group.

Based off international evidence, if the Government implements compulsory pay gap reporting for large businesses, New Zealand wāhine (on the median wage) will get an 'extra' $25.36 per week. Wāhine Māori will get an 'extra' $58.40 and Pacific women $76.40.

What's the hold up?

an image of a person holding a tax invoice for the prime minister with the text "thousands of invoices sent. let's keep the pressure up! invoice the pm. go to www.stillmindingthegap.nz." Text next to the image says "go aotearoa! let's keep the pressure on!"

It's bringing some sorely needed warmth back into our hearts to be able to share that THOUSANDS have acted in support of fair and equitable pay for working wāhine, since last week!

Let the Prime Minister know that we need him to take the obvious step, now: www.stillmindingthegap.nz

Support Richmond Pak N Save Workers Join us in building a better world

If you'd like to support workers further and receive (optional) updates on this campaign please also consider signing the petition: www.together.org.nz/support_rich...

an image of a distorted looking grinch with the text "Grinch of the Year! Keep boycotting Pak‘nSave Richmond. Workers are asking you to do your shopping elsewhere since December."

Remember Richmond Pak'NSave? They remain one of the worst supermarket employers in the country.

Union members are still calling for Richmond region locals to CONTINUE BOYCOTTING the store and instead shop at competitors like Connings or Woolworths.