MIL-OSI New Zealand: Big business attacks the low paid
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU Access Community Health’s decision to suspend approximately 40 contact centre workers and coordinators taking part in a partial strike is draconian and reflects badly on their reputation, says NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff. “The owner of Access – Green Cross – is a big business with deep pockets. In […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Petition Calls For Inquiry Into Cannabis & Violence
Source: Family First Media Release 13 May 2019 A petition has been launched which is calling for an urgent Inquiry into the possible link between cannabis and violence. As calls for the legalisation of cannabis grow ever louder, and with the upcoming referendum on legalisation in 2020, the petition asks the government to first investigate […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: This Privacy Awareness Week, don’t be in the dark on privacy
Source: Australian Attorney General’s Agencies Privacy Awareness Week is being marked around Australia from 12 to 18 May 2019, shining a spotlight on personal information and how to protect it. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is encouraging consumers, business and government agencies to focus on a series of privacy priorities throughout the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Campaign For Nope To Dope Vote Already Making Impact VOTENO.NZ
Source: Family First Media Release 7 May 2019 Family First NZ says that the debate around legalising marijuana is already underway and New Zealanders are quickly realising that while there is an appetite for safe and effective forms of cannabis medicine, there is a decreasing appetite for a soft approach to recreational use. In the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: TEU to honour Grey and Soal with Life Membership Awards
Source: Tertiary Education Union The Tertiary Education Union Te Hautū Kahurangi o Aotearoa (TEU) will honour Dr Sandra Grey and former Aoraki Branch President Carol Soal Life Membership Awards at its annual conference on Monday evening. Dr Sandra Grey joined AUS in 1999 while she was studying at the University of Auckland, and again in […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Canada Already Showing Troubling Signs From Legalising Dope
Source: Family First Media Release 4 May 2019 A Canadian government study is showing disturbing trends already as a result of legalising marijuana, including increases in youth and overall use, and concerning trends in marijuana-impaired driving and workplace use. The Canadian federal study released yesterday found a 27% increase in marijuana use among people aged […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Support for Doctors Opting Out Of Abortion Referrals – Poll
Source: Family First Media Release 5 May 2019 A poll has found that a strong majority (78%) believe that medical professionals with ethical objections should be lawfully allowed to opt out of performing or arranging abortions. In the independent poll by Curia Market Research of 1,000 New Zealanders, respondents were asked “Do you think medical […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Government Should Not Sideline Fathers
Source: Family First Media Release 3 May 2019 Family First NZ says that women should have to name the father of their child, and the government is wrong to turn a blind eye to mothers who withhold this information from the state. “Not only does the state have a right to pursue the father for […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Social Problems Will Worsen As Marriage Rates Decline
Source: Family First Media Release 3 May 2019 Family First NZ is warning that the declining marriage rate is a disturbing link to social problems in our society including rates of child abuse, domestic violence, teen crime and child poverty. “According to statistics just released, the general marriage rate in 2018 is 10.8 couples marrying […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Welfare report offers hope – CTU
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU Today’s Welfare Expert Advisory Group report Whakamana Tāngata provides clear recognition that our welfare system was broken and needed overhauling, the Council of Trade Unions said today. “New Zealand has a proud history of ensuring Kiwis can access the fundamental basics of life. We led the way with […]
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