Press Release – Unions Otago Unions will be rallying in the Octagon, Dunedin, at 12 noon today Saturday 1 May in support of workers out of work. The rally is held on May Day, 1 May, the international day for workers. Unions Otago convenor Andrew Tait says Unions Otago is calling for …
Unions will be rallying in the Octagon, Dunedin, at 12 noon today Saturday 1 May in support of workers out of work.
The rally is held on May Day, 1 May, the international day for workers.
Unions Otago convenor Andrew Tait says Unions Otago is calling for improvements to benefit levels for unemployed workers.
He says last year the Salvation Army calculated that benefits in real terms were worth 25% less than they were in 1991, following the then National Government’s benefit cuts.
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