MINIMUM WAGE
Small rise in Minimum Wage doesn’t address needs of low paid http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1302/S00266/small-rise-in-minimum-wage-doesnt-address-needs-of-low-paid.htm
Bill to cut youth wages slammed by campaigners http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/bill-cut-youth-wages-slammed-campaigners-5353915
Unite Union’s SupersizeMyPay campaign in 2005-6 helped get rid of youth rates. National wants to bring them back
98% Of Submissions Against Youth Rates Ignored http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1302/S00257/98-of-submissions-against-youth-rates-ignored.htm
Government doing the minimum on minimum wage http://www.greens.org.nz/press-releases/government-doing-minimum-minimum-wage
WORKRIGHTS NZ
‘Every man for himself’ as ship sank http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8399987/Every-man-for-himself-as-ship-sank
Matt McCarten: Living wage a moral entitlement https://unitenews.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/matt-mccarten-living-wage-a-moral-entitlement/
New Zealand seems long way from fair day’s pay http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/comment/8379891/New-Zealand-seems-long-way-from-fair-days-pay
The last piece of the Hobbit story http://thestandard.org.nz/the-last-piece-of-the-hobbit-story/
Solidarity needed: Stop increases to migrant seasonal workers health insurance http://fightback.org.nz/2013/02/16/solidarity-needed-stop-increases-to-migrant-seasonal-workers-health-insurance/
NZ Actors Equity welcomes latest document release http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1302/S00275/nz-actors-equity-welcomes-latest-document-release.htm
Hobbit sunshine welcome http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1302/S00272/hobbit-sunshine-welcome.htm
School staff tell MPs: No more Novopain http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1303/S00004/school-staff-tell-mps-no-more-novopain.htm
The Silence is Killing Them by CTU President Helen Kelly: The NZ Forestry Sector is completely unmonitored – It is one of our most dangerous industries and no one seems to know what is going on. From my perspective it appears within officialdom and the Forest Owners themselves, no one really cares. http://thestandard.org.nz/the-silence-is-killing-them/
Message to NZ Post must get through http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1303/S00141/message-to-nz-post-must-get-through.htm
Asset sales petition arrives at Parliament http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10870777
NZEI: Every child deserves the Best Start – campaign launch http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1303/S00007/every-child-deserves-the-best-start-campaign-launch.htm
UN urges New Zealand to reduce Racism in criminal justice http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1303/S00032/un-urges-new-zealand-to-reduce-racism-in-criminal-justice.htm
Racial Discrimination: UN Committee recommendations on NZ http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1303/S00028/racial-discrimination-un-committee-recommendations-on-nz.htm
Debbie Hager: Celebration? It’s a national day of shame http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10869824
NZ ECONOMY
Low pay, longer hours and less social mobility – welcome to 21st century NZ capitalism http://rdln.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/low-pay-longer-hours-and-less-social-mobility/
Greens: Manufactured exports plunge, jobs go as Nats fail to act http://www.greens.org.nz/press-releases/manufactured-exports-plunge-jobs-go-nats-fail-act
Matt McCarten: Poor foot bill for asset gluttons https://unitenews.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/matt-mccarten-poor-foot-bill-for-asset-gluttons/
Miners’ woes make asset sales harder http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/comment/columnists/tracy-watkins/8342607/Miners-woes-make-asset-sales-harder
Pike River Mine entrance
Crony capitalism costs http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/8342861/Crony-capitalism-costs
How to get rid of smart and honest employers by Gareth Morgan and Susan Guthrie http://garethsworld.com/blog/economics/how-to-get-rid-of-smart-and-honest-employers/
Latest unemployment statistics directly contradict government claims http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1303/S00042/latest-unemployment-statistics-directly-contradict-claims.htm
Academic slams report PM used to claim $3.5 billion gains to NZ from TPPA http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1303/S00033/tppa-academic-slams-report-pm-used-to-claim-35bn-gains.htm
We Are Being Ripped Off | 500 Words Column: Alastair Thompson http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1303/S00003/we-are-being-ripped-off-500-words.htm
Doctors and Nurses warn Prime Minister over trade talks http://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/un-doctored/2013/march-2013/04/doctors-and-nurses-warn-prime-minister-over-trade-talks.aspx
Bryan Gould: Lack of competition our downfall http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10869629
Wayne Cartwright: Asset sale is ‘strategic blunder’ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10869145
Editorial: Disregard for the rules is alarming http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/comment/editorials/8329573/Editorial-Disregard-for-the-rules-is-alarming
Bernard Hickey: Wise warning from the past http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10870242
Two Fingered Salutes By Chris Trotter http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2013/03/08/two-fingered-salutes/
The might and power of those in control http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/8405361/The-might-and-power-of-those-in-control
Oram: A naked power grab http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/8400307/Oram-A-naked-power-grab
POVERTY & WELFARE DEBATE
Allan Freeth: The sad business of child poverty http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10869398
Future of NZ depends on the well being of every child http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1303/S00029/future-of-nz-depends-on-the-well-being-of-every-child.htm
Poverty Watch 21 http://thestandard.org.nz/poverty-watch-21/
Benefit fraud legislation ‘may increase domestic violence’ http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/benefit-fraud-legislation-may-increase-domestic-violence-5347186/video
Queue outside foodbank
STATS OF THE WEEK
Viral Video Shows the Extent of U.S. Wealth Inequality http://mashable.com/2013/03/02/wealth-inequality/
QUOTES OF THE WEEK
“I am convinced Socialism is the only answer and I urge all comrades to take this struggle to a victorious conclusion. Only this will free us from the chains of bigotry and exploitation.” Malala Yousafzai, young victim of terror attack in Pakistan http://www.marxist.com/historic-32nd-congress-of-pakistani-imt-1.htm
“The important thing is not to stop questioning.” – Albert Einstein
“No problem can be solved by the same consciousness that created it. We need to see the world anew.” – Albert Einstein
Those who have the privilege to know, have the duty to act.” Albert Einstein
“Hated by the entrenched classes, Hugo Chavez will live forever in history. My friend, rest finally in a peace long earned.” – Oliver Stone
WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS
Richard Wolff Discusses the Failure of Capitalism with Bill Moyers http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/02/richard-wolff-discusses-the-failure-of-capitalism-with-bill-moyers.html#fT8WvFKSYW3PzEbU.99
Income Inequality May Take Toll on Growth http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/17/business/economy/income-inequality-may-take-toll-on-growth.html
Don’t think class war from above is real? Check out productivity and wage growth since 1973 http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/03/07/1192309/-Don-t-think-class-war-from-above-is-real-Check-out-productivity-and-wage-growth-since-1973
LAND, LABOUR AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Hugo Chavez on climate change and capitalism http://climateandcapitalism.com/2013/03/06/hugo-chavez-on-climate-change-and-capitalism/
Too much power in too few hands: Food giants take over the industry http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/too-much-power-in-too-few-hands-food-giants-take-over-the-industry-8508259.html
Reduced Work Hours as a Means of Slowing Climate Change http://www.cepr.net/index.php/publications/reports/reduced-work-hours-as-a-means-of-slowing-climate-change
Pandora’s Lunchbox: Pulling Back the Curtain on How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal http://www.democracynow.org/2013/3/1/pandoras_lunchbox_pulling_back_the_curtain
CULTURAL DISSENT
Salt Sugar Fat: NY Times Reporter Michael Moss on How the Food Giants Hooked America on Junk Food http://www.democracynow.org/2013/3/1/salt_sugar_fat_ny_times_reporter
SPORT
Israel: Where Soccer Fans Boo Their Own Players When They Score http://www.thenation.com/blog/173288/israel-where-soccer-fans-boo-their-own-players-when-they-score
Why Major League Baseball Owners Will Cheer the Death of Hugo Chavez http://www.thenation.com/blog/173233/why-major-league-baseball-owners-will-cheer-death-hugo-chavez
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