Date Time
Unions call on government to improve work lives
The Council of Trade Unions wants the government to do more to improve working lives for New Zealanders.
CTU President Richard Wagstaff will tonight address Minister of Workplace Relations Michael Wood, other Labour and Green Party Members of Parliament, union members, union officials and media about the need to make work better. “We have an opportunity in the aftermath of COVID, to build back better, to make New Zealand a better place to live and work. Better work includes the passing of laws to provide for Fair Pay Agreements and safer sick leave,” Wagstaff said.
Date Time
Share
Chef Luke Mangan Joins Calls for Safe Resumption of Cruising to Restore its Economic Contribution To Assist National Recovery
Chef Luke Mangan, whose named restaurants are a feature on P&O Cruises Australia ships, has today joined the cruise industry’s call for a pathway for the careful resumption of cruising in Australia.
Speaking in a video posted on P&O social media, Mr Mangan said that post-pandemic all sectors and organisations that could make an economic contribution would be needed in an ‘all hands on deck’ approach to national recovery.
An industry such as cruising that pre-pandemic contributed more than $5 billion annually to economic activity and supported more than 18,000 direct and indirect jobs should not be overlooked.
As the need for critical raw materials like lithium and silicon skyrockets, recycling could reduce the need for new mines. But scientists are also exploring substitues. One resembles a messy sauce.
US domestic industries are struggling to keep up with demand for computer chips and semiconductors. The White House is offering billions in domestic aid to help boost production.