The NZCTU strongly opposes the Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill (the Bill).
It is a clumsily drafted and punitive piece of legislation aimed at taking industrial power away from working people, undermining the right to strike and entrenching the inherent imbalance of power between workers and their employers.
If enacted as law, this Bill will give rise to injustice and confusion. It will further distance New Zealand from its commitments under international law and will contribute to an unstable industrial landscape.