http://www.nzei.org.nz/ NzeiWomensNetworkhttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NzeiWomensNetwork/~3/Q4b8MKa5jBc/00479.html #weblog-00479 Bennett's Nightmare!! - Government Policy will add to the hardship endured by many NZ women and children. This package looks like a repeat of the failed policies of the 1990s. They were bad for children then, and they will be worse for children now. Women in part-time work are already severely discriinated against in terms of pay equity and opportunities.
The Government's latest 'great' (I don't think so!!!) idea will further disadvantage solo parents - the majority of which are women - and add to the hardshio already endured by 1 in 5 NZ children.
"Being able to earn an extra $20 per week before tax will not alleviate child poverty, and it probably won't give anyone an incentive to work who isn't already," said Donna Wynd Child Poverty Action Group spokesperson

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  Working For Free Day Flyer (0.2mb pdf)

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  2009 White Ribbon Day (0.1mb pdf)

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  Media Release 2009/42 (0.1mb pdf)

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  Media Release 2009/32 (0.1mb pdf)

  Speech to pay equity rally (0.1mb pdf)

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Women will be able to buy discounted wine, flowers, hair products and books as well with Andrea Moore, Unity Books, Hair Essentials, Flowers on Featherston, Frutti clothing, Wineseeker, cafe Neo, Deluxe and Midnight Espresso, and Parliament's very own watering hole the Backbencher all joining in to compensate women for the earnings gap.

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This week in NZEI News - Support Staff Day, Ministry botches ECE pay, Swine flu, National Standards networking, 21st century thinking and more...]]> http://www.nzei.org.nz/article/x_uid/00320.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NzeiWomensNetwork/~3/15eSB8Ulhik/00323.html #weblog-00323
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If you want to attend this important conference please contact your District Council. local branch, aronui tomua or komiti Pasifika for support, or email womensnetwork@nzei.org.nz.

Conference Information (www.union.org.nz)

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In this edition:

• SS / ECE Bargaining dates agreed
• NZEI Scholarships - time is running out
• 2009 Worksite Rep Seminars
• National Standards hit the radio waves
• YMN Hui pics
• Pay Equity Petition - keep 'em coming
• Union Women – Organising Our World Conference
• Rainbow Network

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