Photo by: People Against Prisons Aotearoa What is the purpose of prison? Is it to solely to punish people who break our laws and harm other people, by taking away their freedom? Or is it to separate those people from general society and work with them to reintegrate...
Hey, it’s me, Mel! I’ve decided to do a wee blog series talking about your rights at work, how to navigate and implement your rights at work, and what to do if you feel like you’re getting a raw deal. Look us up on Facebook if you have more...
Part 3. by YWRC acting-Chairperson Melissa Goodman. Why the Young Workers Resource Centre (YWRC) matters to you? Because on average, one-third of your life is spent in work (and that is only accounting for paid employment, not unpaid labour). FOR REAL – THAT’S HEAPS!...
The time has come once again to hold our Annual General Meeting, and we would like to invite you and your partner to join us in the Waikato Trade Union Centre Hall for the AGM, followed by snacks and refreshments (provided by Platters That Matter) over a good...
Photo by: Jared Stevenson (Newshub) As the biggest strike in New Zealand history looms, a tectonic microscope is being cast over our education system. Primary and secondary teachers have voted to strike on Wednesday in an unprecedented industrial action that’s being...
Part 2. by YWRC acting-Chairperson Melissa Goodman. I am not a blogger, nor a writer, I am just a simply activist living my life and sharing a story with you. The story is not straight forward, but it certainly has its heroes and villains. In this instance the story...
Melissa Goodman is a Hamilton-local activist, and acting-Chairperson for the Young Workers Resource Centre, with a passion for social justice. I’ve worked at several places where my colleagues one by one have left for greener pastures, running from dysfunctional...
Picture this: three-day weekends for the rest of your working life. Sounds good doesn’t it? That’s what New Zealand company Perpetual Guardian is campaigning for, after trialling four-day work weeks last year. The legal services trust gave all their full-time...
Mel Martin recently voyaged across the world to San Francisco, Oakland, and the famous University of Berkeley, California to observe a Young Workers Leadership Academy hosted by the Labor Occupational Health Program. I’m not short, and I’m not particularly hairy, but...
