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John Ferguson commented on Neil's blog post PUM Feedback"And that would make us responsible for them losing money. Far from it I think it will go the other way and people will be discouraged from joining a sinking ship. Your support for the union is admirable but for me I think the end is nigh and I will…"
Joanne Vaughan (Jo) commented on Neil's blog post PUM Feedback"I understand you saying that a 4% pay increase does not meet the demands of rising living costs, BUT I look at it like this - As long as Support Staff are paid from the operationals grant then trying to negotiate an increase that is greater than the…"
Chic McConkey commented on Neil's blog post PUM Feedback"you are valuable members .and your negotiating team are supoport staff working in schools just like you. Dont you think they are fighting long and hard many many hrs in wellington away from family and…"
Dee Finlayson commented on Neil's blog post PUM Feedback"I hear you Neil. What surprised me was the amount of people concerned with the now and not long term. They did not seem to understand that if they accept this proposal then it shows we are easy and will accept anything. Why are so many afraid to…"
John Ferguson commented on Neil's blog post PUM Feedback"Neil, welcome to the band of people not afraid to speak their minds. I have over the last week tried to get something out of the leaders but there is nothing coming back. As always it has been sold to the people who either don't care or just…"
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Well, I just got home after the PUM and am feeling a little peeved.The general feeling seemed to be one of "well we better take this, it's the best we will get"Even the idea of settling for a 4% wage rise over the term of 28 months makes me feel a little downtrodden.Inflation is running at 5% at the moment.Food prices have increased by 7% in the last quarter.Petrol by 20.1%Electricity 7.8%GST went up to 15% in the December 2010 quarter.Tomatoes cost 63%(!) more than they did last year. Don't…See More
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Well, I just got home after the PUM and am feeling a little peeved.
The general feeling seemed to be one of "well we better take this, it's the best we will get"
Even the idea of settling for a 4% wage rise over the term of 28 months makes me feel a little downtrodden.
Inflation is running at 5% at the moment.
Food prices have increased by 7% in the last quarter.
Petrol by 20.1%
Electricity 7.8%
GST went up to 15% in the December 2010…
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- At 9:43pm on August 25, 2011, Linda Jordan said…
- Welcome to Fair Deal Neil. Make sure you get along to a PUM too.
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