Aotearoa's Opportunity

On Episode 9 of Aotearoa’s Opportunity Ben Peterson the national FPA Co-ordinator has a discussion reflecting on the campaign to get Fair Pay Agreements across the line with with FPA Support Organisers Una & Oliver. 
 
 This conversation touches on some of the work that has been going on behind the scenes, the obstacles faced along the way, lessons learned and some indications on a path forward for securing a future for...

On Episode 8 of AOP we talk with Marianne Bishop about Pay Equity and the Aged Care & Support Work Industry. We discuss the the work which has been historically  done by women being undervalued and underpaid due to it being considered "women's work." Today this causes industries that are predominantly populated by women to have significant less pay and poorer working conditions compared to similar male dominated ...

On episode 7, Grace Miller a historian and union activist discusses the history of labour and industrial relations within Aotearoa. We discuss how Fair Pay Agreements came about and how this kind of sector wide bargaining is common internationally and existed in New Zealand up until the early 90s. 

Grace also gives some really interesting context talking about unionisation as a tool for creating transformational change whi...

On Episode 6 Lisa and Louise discuss the importance of early childhood education for Aotearoa. By setting up our children properly at the start of their lives with quality education we are investing in our societies future and it will pay off great dividends in the years to come.

Currently however there are significant challenges that teachers face especially in relation to pay, non contact time, short staffing and the mi...

On this Episode we discuss the aspirations of the Hospitality Industry 
Fair Pay Agreement with John Crocker the National Secretary of Unite Union. This is the biggest Fair Pay Agreement covering up to 150,000 workers across the country. 

John reflects on some of his personal experiences within the industry and the impact that becoming involved with the union had on his life, some of the significant wins of the union o...

On todays episode Ben Peterson will be giving a brief recap on the podcast so far.  He discusses the exciting Bus Fair Pay Agreement, of which thousands of bus drivers have been participating with across the country. A discussion is also held as to the status of FPAs that have been approved and are progressing for workers in supermarkets, hospitality, cleaning, security and early childhood education.

If you're working...

The Security Industry is beset by problems relating to low pay, health and safety, a lack of training and education and job insecurity. 

On todays episode Jayson Ormsby a Union Organiser with 5 years experience working within the security industry will share with us his perspective and experiences. He will explain industry level problems and his personal aspirations for how Fair Pay Agreements could be used to help address...

Episode 2: What are Fair Pay Agreements

To create a better world of work, it's something we need to do together and in today's episode, we will discuss a HUGE opportunity. Fair Pay Agreements are a massive opportunity for workers to fundamentally redefine work in New Zealand.

Fair Pay Agreements are a new mechanism for workers to get together across industries or occupations and set the minimum standards...

To create a better world of work, it's something we need to do together and in today's episode, we will discuss how we can do that. By ourselves our voices can be small, but when we come together, our voices are strong and heard. 
  

A union is a group of workers, who have joined together to improve their workplaces. It is a democratic organisation of working people. When you join a union and pay your union fees, you j...