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ERB Wars Round 12: Time For Good Faith - “The Interim Committee charged with developing Codes of Good Faith under the Employment Relations Act is on target to develop codes by October 2,” the Minister of Labour, Margaret Wilson said today. See... Progress on Good Faith Codes in the Parliament wire.
MORE -
- CORRECTIVES - Stop Surrealist Interludes in Parliament!!!
- YOUNG LABOUR - ERA Youth Friendly - Young Labour
- ACT -ACT To Advise Employers How To Avoid ERB

ERB WARS ROUND ELEVEN: Bill Reaches Final Hurdle - Shortly before 1pm Wednesday 16th August Parliament passed the Third and final reading of the ERB.
- NZ FIRST - ERB Creates Potential For Mischief And Corruption
- ALLIANCE - Dunne Is A Time Waster Too
- NATIONAL - New Zealanders paying price of ERB
- MARGARET WILSON - ERB - Margaret Wilson 3rd Reading Speech
- PREBBLES REBELS - ERA Means Unemployment For Youth

ERB WARS ROUND TEN: Is Parliament Irrelevant - Parliament's excruciating process over recent days on the Employment Relations Bill will simply confirm for many New Zealanders how irrelevant the institution has become, according to United New Zealand leader, Hon Peter Dunne. See... How Relevant Is Parliament? in the wire.
MORE:
- ACT - Contractor's Status Still Threatened By ERB

ERB WARS ROUND NINE: Urgency Continues - This morning the house has resumed consideration of the committee stages of the Employment Relations Bill under urgency. The sniping continues in the house and in Scoop's wires. This morning the Minister of Labour, Margaret Wilson has released an analysis of the National Party's apparent policy for employment relations. The analysis is based on the many National amendments put forward during debate. See... National's Employment Law policy unveiled in the Parliament wire.
MORE
- NATIONAL - Law must include Parliamentary Review of ERA
- GREEN - The Green Party Advocates Continuity of Employment
- NATIONAL - National wants annual check-up on ERB's impact
- NATIONAL - . Anti-business policies scaring overseas investors

ERB WARS ROUND EIGHT - The Government's shambolic performance in Parliament late last night over the Employment Relations Bill reflects its whole approach to managing the New Zealand economy, National's Max Bradford said today. See... Employment Relations Bill mess in the Parliament wire.
- NATIONAL - Unions get Government pay-back
- GREEN - Greens pleased with Govt. support for amendment
- NATIONAL - National:Overturning "compulsory unionism in drag"

ERB WARS, ROUND SEVEN - Minister of Labour Margaret Clark urged the controversial new industrial relations bill into its second reading last night. Meanwhile, the Greens changes to the Bill were also under scrutiny. 2nd reading speech notes ERB - Margaret Wilson
FULL COVERAGE:
- JENNY SHIPLEY - Govt. must finally face up to costs of ERB
- RICHARD PREBBLE - Employment Relations Bill Speech to Parliament
- ACT - Even Labour Gets The Facts From ACT
- GREENS - Greens to moot six changes to ERB
- SUE BRADFORD - Sue Bradford Speech on Employment Relations Bill. For more on the ERB see Scoop's special ERB WIRE.

ERB WARS, ROUND SIX - National will seek Parliament's support to restore people's right to negotiate a collective agreement without having to join a union, National's Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said today. See... Parliament asked to restore voluntary unionism.
- GREENS - Greens move to restore Labour promise to ERB
- SFWU - Union welcomes Green’s ERB Paper
- ACT - Sue Bradford; The Lamb of Select Committee
- NATIONAL - Teacher Exam Claim Bad Omen For ERB
- FARMERS - New Act Will Create Employment Minefield
- NURSERIES - Horticulturalists fear uncertainties in ERB


ERB WARS ROUND FIVE: Don Brash, Unions, Inflation, Petrol Cos. - The reaction has been swift to yesterday's speech by Reserve Bank Governor Don Brash warning of rising interest rates if workers did not absorb the increasing cost of living. ACT's Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that the unions subsequent attack on the Governor raised questions whether the Reserve Bank Act could survive the operation of the Employment Relations Bill. Deputy Prime Minister said the new inflationary pressure was failure of petrol companies to pass on lower oil prices to consumers, and suggested a wage freeze. Also see Don Brash's speech Can the RB ignore the increase in inflation?.
MORE
- RICHARD PREBBLE- Employers To Face Government’s Industrial Gestapo
- RESERVE BANK - Reserve Bank: Ignoring the spike?
- DEUTSCHE BANK - More than a spike on the inflation horizon?
- RELATED - Dollar In Motion - (LIVE CHART USD - LIVE CHART TWI - CHART AUD)

ERB WARS ROUND THREE: Speeches, A Bouquet and A Chorus Of Disapproval - Wednesday Morning Labour Minister Margaret Wilson – at the eye of this week’s political storm – is waxing lyrical. See... Margaret Wilson Speech - Prophecies and profits in the Parliament wire. Elsewhere the reaction to the ERB is coming in thick and fast.
...Two Bouquets
- PSA - ‘Let’s get on with it, for everyone' - PSA
- MEDICAL SPECIALISTS - See... New Employment Bill Good For Health Service
...And A Chorus Of Disapproval
- ACT - ERB: A Licence To Reap Personal Grievance Payouts
- PREBBLE’S SPEECH – Speech To The NZ Contractors' Federation
- ACT - Margaret Wilson’s Claims Are Nothing But Spin
- FEDERATED FARMERS - See... Disappointing ERB Changes Only Cosmetic
- BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE - Employment Relations Bill A Disaster For NZ
- AUCKLAND CHAMBER -Business Must Not Get Distracted By Union Threats
- MANUFACTURERS - “ What Cost In Going It Alone?”
- EMPLOYERS FEDERATION - . Complicated Employment Rules
- EMPLOYERS AND MANUFACTURERS - . Protests brought changes, though not nearly enough

ERB WARS ROUND TWO: Better Than Ever - “The Employment Relations Bill has been improved by the Select Committee process,” said the Minister of Labour, Margaret Wilson on the tabling of the committee's recommendations today. See... The Employment Relations Bill: better than ever in the Parliament wire. In a second announcement Ms Wilson and Parekura Horomia outlined government thinking on the relationship of the Treaty of Waitangi to the Employment Relations Bill. The Employment Relations Bill and the Treaty in the Parliament wire.
REACTION:
- ACT - Letter to Margaret Wilson
- NATIONAL - "Govt. gets an "F" for ERB"
- LAILA HARRE (ALLIANCE) - Consensus on final form of ERB
- GREEN - ERB improved but still needs work
- EMPLOYERS FEDERATION - Bill Betrays Employers
- ACT - ERB Bill Has Been In Bookshops All Day!
... FOR ERB WARS ROUND ONE SCROLL DOWN....

ERB WARS ROUND ONE: Rules, What Rules? - The Minister of Labour, Margaret Wilson has welcomed the decision of the Chairperson of the Employment and Accident Insurance Select Committee, Graham Kelly to table the Employment Relations Bill on August 1 as scheduled. See... Minister supports sensible timing of release. It is now obvious that the report-back of the Employment Relations Bill was delayed entirely to suit Labour Minister Margaret Wilson, says National. See... Govt abuses ERB select committee in the Parliament wire.
ERB FULL COVERAGE:
- GOVT. - Employment Relations Bill Media Briefing
- SCOOP - Prebble’s Breach Grandstanding Says Clark
- NZ FIRST - Act’s Deplorable Breach Of Privilege
- ACT - Richard Prebble’s Letter To Graham Kelly
- NATIONAL - Govt. mucks business around again with ERB shamble