Final work rights rally in North Shore tomorrow

28 August, 2008

Thousands of union members will converge on North Harbour Stadium tomorrow for the finale of the EPMU's Work Rights Wage Drive, a series of 25 rallies across New Zealand this month that aims to put work rights and wages firmly on the election agenda.

The rally kicks off at 1pm and follows yesterday's event in Manukau, which attracted more than 6000 people, making it the biggest union rally in more than twenty years

At the rally members will vote on the EPMU's Work Rights Checklist, which lays out the minimum standards the union expects to see from all political parties this election.

The rally will be addressed by EPMU national secretary Andrew Little, Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly, Service and Food Workers Union northern regional secretary Jill Ovens and rank and file union members.

The EPMU is New Zealand's largest private sector union, representing 50,000 members across eleven industries.

For more information about the Work Rights Wage Drive, including a copy of the Work Rights Checklist, visit www.workrights.org.nz.

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For further information contact Andrew Little on 027 551 3476 or communications advisor Rob Egan on 027 276 5146.