A Victory in the Long March for Equal Pay
Another legal victory has been chalked up for equal pay and it is a big one. On 28 October the Court of Appeal delivered its judgement on the appeal by Terranova Homes against the Employment Court’s decision in favour of Kristine Bartlett’s case for equal pay. Two courts now have ruled that Terranova Homes, and […]
Solidarity with Mexican Students
Dear students and families of the Ayotzinapa Normal School: It is with deep sorrow that we learnt of the terrible events of September 26 this year, when three students of your school were assassinated, and 43 were kidnapped by the municipal police of Iguala and Cucula, and handed over to a criminal group. Those comrades, […]
Students, Workers and the Class Struggle
The history of capitalism is the history of revolt. Throughout the 19th, 20th and now the 21st centuries the capitalist system has been wracked by crises during which the normal functioning of the system is halted, leaving millions of ordinary people with no option other than to rise up. Workers of course, are a wellspring […]
The Pitmen Painters
The Pitmen Painters – Lee HallCirca Theatre, until 8 November The Ashington Group were pitmen – miners in the United Kingdom who surprised the art world by creating celebrated and striking pieces of artwork, and Lee Hall’s piece traverses their story from the mid 30s to just after the second world war and the start […]
Making the case against Obama’s new war
Ashley Smith and Alan Maass provide the facts you need to know about the U.S. war on ISIS–and why it will make the world more chaotic and violent than ever. WHEN BARACK Obama strode to the podium of the United Nations in late September and made his case for yet another U.S. war in the […]
Growing Inequality – and a sign of resistance
The latest Stats NZ Household Income report has revealed that inequality in New Zealand continues to grow. The New Zealand Herald was very careful to split out a number of stories to get the best possible spin, but in combination the picture is stark. The first story was about household income. The median household income […]
Wellington Solidarity with Hong Kong Protesters
About 50 people gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy on Glenmore St in Wellington Wednesday to support the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Wearing black clothes and yellow ribbon pins, the group held signs calling for “Democracy”, “Proper Elections” and to “Stop Violence on HK Students”. Many signs included images of umbrellas as this […]
If you didn’t vote you can still complain
The day after National’s resounding electoral victory, social media was awash with people blaming nonvoters for National’s victory. News feeds expressing sentiments like, “What’s wrong with you people?” came quick and fast. Martyn Bradbury from the Daily Blog epitomizes this, “I was wrong, horribly, horribly, horribly wrong. I honestly believed that the resources, the media […]
Mass protests grow on the streets of Hong Kong
The mass protests on the streets of Hong Kong over the past few days have been inspiring. The protests started with university students holding class boycotts and then public lectures in central Hong Kong. These led to an occupation of Civic Square, a space – as its name suggests – which is supposed to be […]
The Fight is On – In Labour and Out
The working class is under attack, and make no mistake. The new National government is set to pass the Employment Relations Amendment Bill into law within its first hundred days. This Bill was held up in that last parliament by a union campaign of submissions that delayed progress long enough for the government to lose […]
