AGREEMENT RATIFIED NOW NZEI SUBS RISE BY 9.65%

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Comment by Diann Rassell on November 10, 2011 at 1:02pm

There have been 5 members at my worksite leave the union since the fee increases were announced and as some of them (but not all) have had hours cut as well, I can't blame them (and I am the worksite rep). My husband is in the PSA and on a far larger salary than I am and he pays less in union fees !  I think it was a disgrace to negotiate a paltry increase and then raise the fees. I will have to think long and hard myself as to whether I continue in the Union as I am in a College that treats it's non-members exactly the same as NZEI members.

Comment by John Ferguson on October 17, 2011 at 12:21pm

Linda how many people do you think will be leaving the union? I think you will be surprised I for one will be leaving the union, why would I even think of staying, all they do do is take more money off me than they manage to negotiate in a pay rise. Cash strapped and they take more money off us, how does that make sense. I think a complete overhaul of the system would make sense. Saying that something has been to the forefront of the union for as long as you can remember does not make it better.

 

Comment by Linda Jordan on October 2, 2011 at 7:19pm

Yes Margaret, you are correct in your post, although there is some info being missed.   Although cleaners may get a better starting rate, this is their only rate.  I believe there is a larger percentage of cleaners who are union members as well. It is all about numbers to give us more power!  

I was at Annual Meeting when the subs increase was discussed at length.  I had to think long and hard about this increase, as I too am hard strapped for extra cash these days.  I also know what work NZEI is doing to promote SS and to cut costs within the union so it goes where needed, to promote the members.

You have also mentioned the idea of centralised funding, this has been the stance of NZEI for as long as I can remember and as was mentioned in the settlement under the heading Industrial Forum, this is one of the issues they will be discussing.

Please remember that our power is in the NUMBERS and as Support Staff we need to be involved in the campaigns as they evolve and have OUR SAY!  Support Staff Rock.

Comment by John Ferguson on September 30, 2011 at 10:06am

No worries Margaret we just have to keep on at them and hopefully there will be action taken either to get more awareness out there about how badly we are being treated or we will get banned from using this site. I was told that the powers to be are watching what I say on this site. I will continue bringing the plightthat we are in to the forefront until stopped.

Comment by Margaret Stormont on September 29, 2011 at 2:50pm

Sorry John I have only just got into this blog stuff and must not have read your post regarding the rise.  The powers that be seem to be going from bad to worse. 

 

Comment by John Ferguson on September 29, 2011 at 2:34pm

Margaret I mentioned this subs rise in my posts earlier on and brought it up at the meeting as well, people just dont seem to understand how they are being ripped off by the union. I too am having thoughts about leaving the union and going it alone, cahnces are I will do much better at it. Once again our leaders are generally in the well paid bracket and us poor minnows will always get left behind.