Key Government launches new attack on workers

Any plan to widen the 90 day fire-at-will law to all businesses during this term will be a clear breach of National's 2008 industrial relations pre-election policy, Green Party Industrial Relations spokesperson Keith Locke said today.

“Workers' hopes of bargaining for better pay and conditions will also be threatened by the Key Government’s plan to require employer consent to unions before they may enter workplaces.

“This action can only benefit employers who want to keep unions out and will impact negatively on workers abilities to negotiate for better pay rates and conditions.”