CTU Media Release
Friday August 29 2008
THE UNIONIST: Privatisation, Out At Work, Wage Drive, Aged Care petition
In 'The Unionist' this week: privatisation plans, Out @ Work, aged care petition, and more from the Work Rights Wage
Drive. Story summaries are below, and visit this page for the full newsletter: http://union.org.nz/ctu-newsletters
* ACC, roads, schools, hospitals - where does it all end?: The growing list of state assets that National wants to
privatise is a concern, CTU president Helen Kelly said this week.
* Out @ Work launch awareness campaign: Unionists and guests joined Out @ Work delegates last Friday night to launch the
new CTU Out @ Work pamphlet.
* Roadshow finishes in Auckland: The Work Rights Wage Drive finishes this afternoon with a mass rally in Auckland's
North Shore.
* Aged Care Petition - 10,000 Strong And Calling for Safe Staffing: Aged care workers this week presented a petition of
over 10,000 people calling on Government to legislate for mandatory staffing levels - to make rest homes and aged care
hospitals not only safe places for workers, but also safe places for the elderly.
* Join the Fairness At Work campaign: 'Plays of the Week' - a short weekly heads up from the Council of Trade Unions
Fairness At Work campaign - continues, with issue five out this Monday
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