Fairness @ Work Plays of the Week Issue 11

Welcome to Plays of the Week - a weekly heads up from the Council of Trade Unions Fairness @ Work campaign.  Tips, tools and news to help you start worksite conversations each week about the real stories this election.  Print off or forward 'Plays of the Week' to workmates, family and friends, and better still let them know they can sign up for it from the CTU website.

* Fairness @ Work Campaign Goes Online! 
Check out the first YouTube clip the CTU Fairness at Work campaign has released over the last 24 hours.  It’s up on YouTube here: http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=PR70ACrFaE4.  While you’re there, make sure you subscribe to our videos or bookmark our homepage: http://nz.youtube.com/nzctu, because there will be more where they came from!

* Don't mess with KiwiSaver
An IRD evaluation of KiwiSaver out today shows the scheme is a big benefit to low income workers, and unions say National should pull back on their plan to take the axe to the scheme.  Today’s figures show that half of salary and wage earners in KiwiSaver were earning less than $30,000, and 80% were earning $50,000 or under.

* Did you know?
Did you know that the cuts to KiwiSaver National want to introduce would have a huge effect on people’s incomes in retirement?  National’s proposed reductions to the minimum government, employer and worker contributions would mean that a KiwiSaver aged 30 years old currently earning $40,000, would by the age of 65 be shortchanged by $116,438 under National’s changes!

* What's happening 
Check out this page for election events in your area: http://union.org.nz/event.  There are Labour Day events happening in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin this Monday, and lots more things to do all around the country.  

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