Wellington Stands for Union Rights

Today’s rally was a good first step. We mobilized in impressive numbers, and the crowd responded well to calls for more action and determination. That many hundreds came to Civic Square showed again that, when unions issue a call to mobilize, there’s a response.
So we should take inspiration from a day of unity and action.
But today also showed the challenges facing our side. Talk from the leadership and from the stage didn’t suggest a way forward for now. It won’t be enough to rely on Labour and, if we hope to defeat this bill, it’s not going to be enough to talk of another rally in a few months’ time. We need to be planning for action, self-activity, strikes, and ‘naming and shaming’ employers who use the 90 day provision, like the snap picket which happened after the rally in Wellington today against Burger Fuel and their unfair dismissal.
Let’s take heart from the numbers and the mood from today’s inspiring rally, and turn that energy and anger to organising.
-Dougal McNeill, SA Wellington

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