Claire Trevett: Labour in trouble with public sector pay freeze
7 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Will the pay freeze decision bring a spate of bad weather for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern?
Photo / Alex Burton
Will the pay freeze decision bring a spate of bad weather for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern?
Photo / Alex Burton
OPINION:
The Labour Government this week served itself up what may end up being the biggest steaming pile of trouble of its term. That pile of trouble landed when Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Public Service Minister Chris Hipkins announced the Government had told public department bosses it wanted to freeze wages for most public sector workers earning more than $60,000 for the next three years, and all of those on more than $100,000.
National MP Simeon Brown said it was outrageous that Davidson and Hunt accepted an invitation to speak to the Mongrel Mob, because gangs cause untold misery in our community and have no regard for the human rights .
ACT s justice spokesperson Nicole McKee said Davidson s coddling of violent gang members was a kick in the guts for victims of gang violence. Gangs are terrorising our communities, there is gun crime everywhere, harm is being caused in our emergency housing, and Davidson turns up to tell them, It s all OK, you only do this stuff because of racism .
Davidson defended her actions on Tuesday as she walked into Parliament.