Trade unionist. Likes LPs, AM radio, instant coffee & organising. Strictly own views
Wellington, NZ
Joined July 2010
- Tweets3.1K
- Following2.2K
- Followers2.5K
- Likes6.5K
Sam Huggard retweeted
This is great thread: Sam Huggard's favourite Aoteroa New Zealand compilations.
Four compilation albums featuring Dunedin-based artists/bands were recorded and released by Arclife. Jay Clarkson, one of the artists, tells the story of Arc Cafe: audioculture.co.nz/articles/…
Day 5 of fav #nzmusic compilations. Arclife, the 2nd of many gorgeous Arc Café comps. Slate's Iron Bird hauntingly beautiful. Best gig from an artist on the comp: Cloudboy, my first time seeing them, was at Arc's predecessor Apple & Eve in Stuart St, mid/late 1996. Just so lovely
ALT Blue and white CD in a CD wallet with Arc - Arclife written on it. Imagery is clouds?
Sam Huggard retweeted
The best education systems in the world are state run. The very best, Finland, is state run and free from kindy to uni. It's as simple as that.
Sam Huggard retweeted
❗️ Our petition to protect the relationships & sexuality guidelines in the New Zealand Health Curriculum closes on THURSDAY ❗️
✍️Sign here: act.newmode.net/action/nzei-…
Sam Huggard retweeted
It is a wonderful day for the future of Wellington, & personally I could not be more stoked to see the culmination of years of advocacy. Thank you @cjsbishop for support for all our upzoning decisions to enable the homes we need for our city to grow. WE DID IT.
Sam Huggard retweeted
We've just delivered a statement of concern to the Vietnamese Embassy in Wellington, protesting the arrest of climate activist Hoang Thi Minh Hong. We’re calling for the release of Hong Hoang, and four other Vietnamese climate change activists who have been unfairly detained.
Sam Huggard retweeted
So proud of our union movement, standing in solidarity with the trans community in Wellington right now!
Sam Huggard retweeted
School, kindergarten teachers' unions demand higher pay, better working conditions
nzherald.co.nz/nz/school-kin…
Sam Huggard retweeted
Today is US Labor Day. Appropriate that over 200 packaging workers from 2 major marketshare players in Ao/NZ joined together in solidarity on strike for better pay & valuing their time away from whanau. Covered by @1NewsNZ & photos by @EtuUnion
ALT Worker from Visy fist bumps greetings with a fellow packaging worker from Opal. All are wearing hi vis, one is holding a union picket sign demanding respect. The weather is very rainy.
ALT Three wāhine wearing yellow hi vis jackets, huddled together under a rainbow umbrella, smiling. Two are cradling hot drink cups.
ALT Foreground is a blurry van or truck whizzing past on a very wet road. Clearly in the background are a dozen workers, holding E tū union glass & picket signs saying "Workers Deserve Respect." They're wearing yellow and orange hi vis & waving & smiling.
ALT Dozens of workers wearing hi vis, holding multi-colored union flags and signs stand behind the union road cone safety barricade. They stretch impressively down the road. Many are under umbrellas because the rain was pissing down all morning.
🚨STRIKE ALERT!🚨
140 @EtuUnion members at Visy/Charta & another 90 at Opal Packaging have voted overwhelmingly to strike on Monday 5 Sept. Joint picket 7am - 12n, Roscommon Rd, AKL. Opal members are also striking Friday 2 Sept.
Show your solidarity, Auckland! Come along! ✊🏽
Sam Huggard retweeted
✊UNION WIN!✊
After doubling their membership to >70% & giving notice to strike, @EtuUnion members at Asahi beverages ratified a 2yr deal.
Members won $5/hr; that's >23% increase for the majority & 10.2% for the highest paid.
Plus full backpay & $400 union-only bonus!
Sam Huggard retweeted
The stakes are high for these staunch workers. They do skilled manufacturing jobs. The majority shouldn't be just above minimum wage.
Turns out they also are skilled at drums and picket line dancing ✊🏽
All power and solidarity to the workers at ETEL, standing up for living wages. You can't build an advanced manufacturing sector on a base of poverty.
rnz.co.nz/news/business/4688…
Sam Huggard retweeted
Totally agree. This was in our immigration policy announcement on 4 August. Select committee has an inquiry underway in to migrant exploitation and I expect the finding to be that this is probably the single most important thing that should be done.
Sam Huggard retweeted
So proud of Wellington tonight, a few thousand people here tonight to support the rights of transgender people! #TransWomenAreWomen #TransMenAreMen
Sam Huggard retweeted
Our 48 hour match funding bonus has started! From now until tomorrow night any donation made (up to $1250) will receive match funding :)
That means a $20 donation will be doubled to $40. If you can help, share or donate to the link below <3
givealittle.co.nz/cause/help…
Sam Huggard retweeted
Stoked the @NZPSA just passed a remit to formalise our bloody excellent Eco Network, recognising the significance of climate justice as a workers issue ✊💚 excited to get (even more) stuck in with constitutional backing
Sam Huggard retweeted
Thought of Helen Kelly when I saw this, as she would say - #itsbydesign
Even in a global pandemic, employers deny workers their basic legal rights. #showsomehumanity – at Wellington City, New Zealand
Sam Huggard retweeted
I’m standing because I want everyone who has been in my position to have a better shot at a decent life.
Thank you so much for your support so far. You can chip in here to help me spread this message across Aotearoa: labour.org.nz/donate2020-ibr…
#LetsKeepMoving
Sam Huggard retweeted
Tautoko 🙌🏽 These first steps are necessary to start justly transitioning wāhine into secure livelihoods.
From here, we need truly social procurement criteria for govt spend, including collective agreements protecting meaningful, secure incomes & recognition of unpaid work. ✊🏽💗
