VOTING is the most important workplace

decision you ever make.

Never Never forget forget what they what they did…………did…………

NationalNational

ACTACT

NZ FirstNZ First

United FutureUnited Future

Not Not much much fun!fun!

The 1990’sThe 1990’s

1990 - 99 National-led governments…..

Smashed 100 years of workers’ rights.Smashed 100 years of workers’ rights. Tried to wipe out unions.Tried to wipe out unions. Increased unemployment.Increased unemployment. Froze the minimum wage.Froze the minimum wage. Attacked workers’ holidays.Attacked workers’ holidays. Privatised ACC.Privatised ACC. Slashed welfare by $1.3 billion.Slashed welfare by $1.3 billion. Cut public services.Cut public services. Brought in the health reforms that Brought in the health reforms that

contracted out thousands of SFWU jobs.contracted out thousands of SFWU jobs.

Winston Peters helped by joining

National in 1996 and kept workers under

the ECA for another 3 years.

21st Century Labour-led governments have

Ditched the ECA and brought in the ERA.

Introduced paid parental leave – up to 14 weeks by end 2005.

Increased holidays to 4 weeks from 2007.

Brought in compulsory penal rates for public holidays.

Minimum wage raised 6 times in 6 years.

Rescued ACC from private insurance companies.

Record low unemployment – 3.9%

21st Century Labour-led governments have

Improved health & safety laws. Brought in income related rent for state

houses and built more than ever. Increased superannuation and secured it

for our future. Brought in affordable healthcare with

PHOs. Introduced modern apprenticeships and

trained 7000 with more to come. Put millions into low and modest income

workers through Working for Families. Introduced Kiwisaver into 2005 budget and

more for home buyers. Introduced free childcare from 2007.

Who are the parties that have Who are the parties that have helped deliver this?helped deliver this?

The Progressives have helped as well.

What did the others do?What did the others do?

NZ First NZ First voted against paid parental voted against paid parental leave, health & safety improvements, re-leave, health & safety improvements, re-nationalising ACC and the ERA and fairer nationalising ACC and the ERA and fairer work laws.work laws.

United Future United Future and and ACT ACT voted against voted against these too.these too.

The The Maori Party Maori Party voted for the ERA voted for the ERA amendments, but voted against paid amendments, but voted against paid parental leave. They have voted against parental leave. They have voted against the government nearly 200 times.the government nearly 200 times.

If we give them a chance, National will

Totally repeal the Totally repeal the 2004 amendments 2004 amendments to the Employment to the Employment Relations Act.Relations Act.

Rewrite the ERA and Rewrite the ERA and bring back the parts bring back the parts of the ECA they of the ECA they liked best.liked best.

weaken good weaken good faith, get rid of faith, get rid of bargaining fees & bargaining fees & protections for protections for contract workers.contract workers.

Get rid of union Get rid of union access, PEL, access, PEL, stopworks, and stopworks, and union CEA’s.union CEA’s.

If we give them a chance, National will

Rewrite the Holidays Rewrite the Holidays Act.Act.

Remove relevant Remove relevant daily pay, four daily pay, four weeks leave and weeks leave and time and a half.time and a half.

Make it legal to Make it legal to sack workers within sack workers within the first 3 months the first 3 months of a new job.of a new job.

Give bosses back Give bosses back the right to control the right to control health & safety and health & safety and take your rights take your rights away.away.

If we give them a chance, National will

Give tax cuts to the rich Give tax cuts to the rich

And make huge cuts in And make huge cuts in health, education and other health, education and other public services to pay for it.public services to pay for it.

Our union’s policy :Our union’s policy :

Vote for a Vote for a Labour-led, Labour-led, Centre-left Centre-left

government for government for working people.working people.

This meansThis means

Give Give your your party party

vote to vote to LabourLabour

If you are not If you are not a Labour a Labour voter, give voter, give your party your party vote to the vote to the Greens.Greens.

Don’t split your vote!!Don’t split your vote!!Give two ticks to Labour or Give two ticks to Labour or

the Greens.the Greens.

Don’t vote for any other Don’t vote for any other party because no other party because no other

party has ruled out party has ruled out working with National.working with National.

Two ticks for working familiesTwo ticks for working families