Source: NZCTU
What: Pay equity petition handover
Where: Forecourt, Parliament, Wellington
When: 1pm, Wednesday 23 July
Women representing the more than 300,000 workers in female-dominated industries affected by the Government’s gutting of New Zealand’s pay equity system will deliver a 80,000 strong petition to opposition MPs at Parliament this Wednesday.
Workers will make the case to MPs that the changes have impacted on not just them but also on the essential work they do to support education, health, families and communities.
“The gutting of pay equity claims have reversed decades of progress to correct pay rates for women, but we are heartened that tens of thousands of New Zealanders are supporting us,” said secondary school teacher and PPTA delegate Clare Preston.
“This was a huge slap in the face for women and has a massive impact on the families and communities we care for, but we will continue to rise up,” said care and support worker and E tū delegate Jo-Chanelle Pouwhare.
“The Government has made it virtually impossible for people in female-dominated industries to be paid fairly, but this petition shows that women will not be deterred in our fight to achieve pay equity for all,” said PSA National Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons.
