Mini Episode: Fair Pay Agreement Updates.

09/11/23 • 6 min

On todays episode Ben Peterson will be giving a brief recap on the podcast so far. He discusses the exciting Bus Fair Pay Agreement, of which thousands of bus drivers have been participating with across the country. A discussion is also held as to the status of FPAs that have been approved and are progressing for workers in supermarkets, hospitality, cleaning, security and early childhood education.
If you're working in a Fair Pay Agreement industry or if your industry isn't covered by a Fair Pay Agreement yet but you think it might be in the future and you'd like some more information and some resources to help you talk about Fair pay agreements.
Then fill out the link below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/83LJCWM

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Episode 4: The Economics of Fair Pay Agreements.

On this episode Melissa Ansell-Bridges interviews NZCTU Economist, Craig Renney about the implications of Fair Pay Agreements for the New Zealand economy.
Craig explains how Fair Pay Agreements can help to build an economy that works better for working people and by extension New Zealand's society as whole, while also addressing some of the common misconceptions about Fair Pay Agreements.

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Episode 5: The Aspirations of the Hospitality Fair Pay Agreement.

On this Episode we discuss the aspirations of the Hospitality Industry
Fair Pay Agreement with John Crocker the National Secretary of Unite Union. This is the biggest Fair Pay Agreement covering up to 150,000 workers across the country.
John reflects on some of his personal experiences within the industry and the impact that becoming involved with the union had on his life, some of the significant wins of the union over the years and the positive impact that unionisation can allow for workers to set their own work culture.
If you are in a un-unionised hospitality workplace and would like to inquire about getting assistance in unionising your workplace then you can contact Unite union.
https://www.unite.org.nz/