• The "mega" strike

    From Gordon@Gordon@leaf.net.nz to nz.general on Thu Oct 23 01:48:10 2025
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    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says

    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator.

    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party.

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  • From Tony@lizandtony@orcon.net.nz to nz.general on Thu Oct 23 03:45:09 2025
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    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says

    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator.

    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party.
    The entire strike is mischievous, I believe it is politics of a pretty bad kind.
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  • From BR@blah@blah.blah to nz.general on Thu Oct 23 17:32:50 2025
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    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says

    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator.

    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party.

    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Bill.
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  • From Crash@nogood@dontbother.invalid to nz.general on Thu Oct 23 21:31:42 2025
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    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says

    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator.

    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party.

    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time
    when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year.
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  • From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to nz.general on Fri Oct 24 10:55:27 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    On 2025-10-23 08:31:42 +0000, Crash said:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:
    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says


    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator.

    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party. >>
    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time
    when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year.

    Plus doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police, etc.

    The real problem is that most of these people couldn't really care less
    and just want to do their job (obviously they'd be happy with any pay
    rise). It's the morons in the pointless Unions that are selfishly
    stubborn and try to force strikes. It is simply to try to make
    themselves look useful and "worth" the waste of money they get paid.
    Unions should be banned.


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  • From Gordon@Gordon@leaf.net.nz to nz.general on Thu Oct 23 22:27:16 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    On 2025-10-23, Tony <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says

    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator.

    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party.
    The entire strike is mischievous, I believe it is politics of a pretty bad kind.

    Bargining in good faith seems to be missing, without it progress will be very slow until all this silly beggars activity stops.
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  • From Crash@nogood@dontbother.invalid to nz.general on Fri Oct 24 12:09:38 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:55:27 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    On 2025-10-23 08:31:42 +0000, Crash said:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:
    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says


    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator.

    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party. >>>
    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time
    when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year.

    Plus doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police, etc.

    The real problem is that most of these people couldn't really care less
    and just want to do their job (obviously they'd be happy with any pay
    rise). It's the morons in the pointless Unions that are selfishly
    stubborn and try to force strikes. It is simply to try to make
    themselves look useful and "worth" the waste of money they get paid.
    Unions should be banned.

    You seem to be under the mistaken belief that banning Unions will have
    a detrimental effect on what they do. It can have the opposite effect
    - the ban delivers free publicity and underdog status to unions, along
    with the sympathy that the 'oppressed' can get.

    Unions have not caused any major problem currently. The protests have
    come and gone and nothing has been achieved because of them, except
    the victims of the workers walking off the job. Those victims may
    include significant numbers of those supporting the Unions.
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  • From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to nz.general on Fri Oct 24 18:15:57 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    On 2025-10-23 23:09:38 +0000, Crash said:

    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:55:27 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    On 2025-10-23 08:31:42 +0000, Crash said:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:
    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says



    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator.

    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party.

    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time
    when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year.

    Plus doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police, etc.

    The real problem is that most of these people couldn't really care less
    and just want to do their job (obviously they'd be happy with any pay
    rise). It's the morons in the pointless Unions that are selfishly
    stubborn and try to force strikes. It is simply to try to make
    themselves look useful and "worth" the waste of money they get paid.
    Unions should be banned.

    You seem to be under the mistaken belief that banning Unions will have
    a detrimental effect on what they do. It can have the opposite effect
    - the ban delivers free publicity and underdog status to unions, along
    with the sympathy that the 'oppressed' can get.

    You missed the point - banning Unions would mean they no longer exist at all.




    Unions have not caused any major problem currently. The protests have
    come and gone and nothing has been achieved because of them, except
    the victims of the workers walking off the job. Those victims may
    include significant numbers of those supporting the Unions.

    The "protests" have come because of the useless Unions and a few
    loud-mouthed greedy idiots keep pushing buttons.

    As I said above, most of the people caught up in idiotic strikes
    couldn't give a flying crap and would have been happy with whatever the original pay rise was going to be - they just want to do their jobs.



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  • From Crash@nogood@dontbother.invalid to nz.general on Fri Oct 24 21:43:09 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:15:57 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    On 2025-10-23 23:09:38 +0000, Crash said:

    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:55:27 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    On 2025-10-23 08:31:42 +0000, Crash said:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:
    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says



    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator. >>>>>>
    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party.

    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time
    when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year.

    Plus doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police, etc.

    The real problem is that most of these people couldn't really care less
    and just want to do their job (obviously they'd be happy with any pay
    rise). It's the morons in the pointless Unions that are selfishly
    stubborn and try to force strikes. It is simply to try to make
    themselves look useful and "worth" the waste of money they get paid.
    Unions should be banned.

    You seem to be under the mistaken belief that banning Unions will have
    a detrimental effect on what they do. It can have the opposite effect
    - the ban delivers free publicity and underdog status to unions, along
    with the sympathy that the 'oppressed' can get.

    You missed the point - banning Unions would mean they no longer exist at all.

    Incorrect. They would simply not be called Trade Unions. There are
    many who would join the replacement for Trade Unions.

    Name anything that disappears because it is banned.

    Unions have not caused any major problem currently. The protests have
    come and gone and nothing has been achieved because of them, except
    the victims of the workers walking off the job. Those victims may
    include significant numbers of those supporting the Unions.

    The "protests" have come because of the useless Unions and a few >loud-mouthed greedy idiots keep pushing buttons.

    As I said above, most of the people caught up in idiotic strikes
    couldn't give a flying crap and would have been happy with whatever the >original pay rise was going to be - they just want to do their jobs.

    The protests would still happen, organised by the replacement for
    Trade Unions.
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  • From Tony@lizandtony@orcon.net.nz to nz.general on Fri Oct 24 18:30:27 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> wrote:
    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:15:57 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    On 2025-10-23 23:09:38 +0000, Crash said:

    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:55:27 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    On 2025-10-23 08:31:42 +0000, Crash said:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:
    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says



    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator. >>>>>>>
    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other >>>>>>>party.

    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time
    when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year.

    Plus doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police, etc.

    The real problem is that most of these people couldn't really care less >>>> and just want to do their job (obviously they'd be happy with any pay
    rise). It's the morons in the pointless Unions that are selfishly
    stubborn and try to force strikes. It is simply to try to make
    themselves look useful and "worth" the waste of money they get paid.
    Unions should be banned.

    You seem to be under the mistaken belief that banning Unions will have
    a detrimental effect on what they do. It can have the opposite effect
    - the ban delivers free publicity and underdog status to unions, along
    with the sympathy that the 'oppressed' can get.

    You missed the point - banning Unions would mean they no longer exist at all. >>
    Incorrect. They would simply not be called Trade Unions. There are
    many who would join the replacement for Trade Unions.

    Name anything that disappears because it is banned.

    Unions have not caused any major problem currently. The protests have
    come and gone and nothing has been achieved because of them, except
    the victims of the workers walking off the job. Those victims may
    include significant numbers of those supporting the Unions.

    The "protests" have come because of the useless Unions and a few >>loud-mouthed greedy idiots keep pushing buttons.

    As I said above, most of the people caught up in idiotic strikes
    couldn't give a flying crap and would have been happy with whatever the >>original pay rise was going to be - they just want to do their jobs.

    The protests would still happen, organised by the replacement for
    Trade Unions.

    Banning anything always drives it underground where it is harder to see and control. In the US prohibition directly generated one of the biggest crime waves in history.
    Anyway, whatever their many faults, unions have historically done some good, especially in the UK where they improved working conditions - trouble is once they become powerful they tend to stray into other areas (like poliotics).
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  • From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to nz.general on Sat Oct 25 10:51:32 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    On 2025-10-24 08:43:09 +0000, Crash said:
    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:15:57 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:
    On 2025-10-23 23:09:38 +0000, Crash said:
    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:55:27 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:
    On 2025-10-23 08:31:42 +0000, Crash said:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:
    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says


    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator. >>>>>>>
    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party.

    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time
    when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year.

    Plus doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police, etc.

    The real problem is that most of these people couldn't really care less >>>> and just want to do their job (obviously they'd be happy with any pay
    rise). It's the morons in the pointless Unions that are selfishly
    stubborn and try to force strikes. It is simply to try to make
    themselves look useful and "worth" the waste of money they get paid.
    Unions should be banned.

    You seem to be under the mistaken belief that banning Unions will have
    a detrimental effect on what they do. It can have the opposite effect
    - the ban delivers free publicity and underdog status to unions, along
    with the sympathy that the 'oppressed' can get.

    You missed the point - banning Unions would mean they no longer exist at all.

    Incorrect. They would simply not be called Trade Unions. There are
    many who would join the replacement for Trade Unions.

    There wouldn't be any "replacement", because that too wouldn't be
    legal. It's not banning the term, but banning the entire useless
    concept.



    Name anything that disappears because it is banned.

    Numerous things for people with common sense who obey the law. Those
    that don't will get prosecuted (and then let off by a weak-kneed judge).



    Unions have not caused any major problem currently. The protests have
    come and gone and nothing has been achieved because of them, except
    the victims of the workers walking off the job. Those victims may
    include significant numbers of those supporting the Unions.

    The "protests" have come because of the useless Unions and a few
    loud-mouthed greedy idiots keep pushing buttons.

    As I said above, most of the people caught up in idiotic strikes
    couldn't give a flying crap and would have been happy with whatever the
    original pay rise was going to be - they just want to do their jobs.

    The protests would still happen, organised by the replacement for
    Trade Unions.

    As above - there wouldn't be any replacement.



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  • From Crash@nogood@dontbother.invalid to nz.general on Sat Oct 25 11:38:25 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    On Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:51:32 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    On 2025-10-24 08:43:09 +0000, Crash said:
    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:15:57 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:
    On 2025-10-23 23:09:38 +0000, Crash said:
    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:55:27 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:
    On 2025-10-23 08:31:42 +0000, Crash said:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:
    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>>>>>>
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says


    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator. >>>>>>>>
    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party.

    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time >>>>>> when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year. >>>>>
    Plus doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police, etc.

    The real problem is that most of these people couldn't really care less >>>>> and just want to do their job (obviously they'd be happy with any pay >>>>> rise). It's the morons in the pointless Unions that are selfishly
    stubborn and try to force strikes. It is simply to try to make
    themselves look useful and "worth" the waste of money they get paid. >>>>> Unions should be banned.

    You seem to be under the mistaken belief that banning Unions will have >>>> a detrimental effect on what they do. It can have the opposite effect >>>> - the ban delivers free publicity and underdog status to unions, along >>>> with the sympathy that the 'oppressed' can get.

    You missed the point - banning Unions would mean they no longer exist at all.

    Incorrect. They would simply not be called Trade Unions. There are
    many who would join the replacement for Trade Unions.

    There wouldn't be any "replacement", because that too wouldn't be
    legal. It's not banning the term, but banning the entire useless
    concept.



    Name anything that disappears because it is banned.

    Numerous things for people with common sense who obey the law. Those
    that don't will get prosecuted (and then let off by a weak-kneed judge).

    So you are saying that everyone who is a member of a Trade Union will
    simply stop because their Union is banned? Yeah right.


    Unions have not caused any major problem currently. The protests have >>>> come and gone and nothing has been achieved because of them, except
    the victims of the workers walking off the job. Those victims may
    include significant numbers of those supporting the Unions.

    The "protests" have come because of the useless Unions and a few
    loud-mouthed greedy idiots keep pushing buttons.

    As I said above, most of the people caught up in idiotic strikes
    couldn't give a flying crap and would have been happy with whatever the
    original pay rise was going to be - they just want to do their jobs.

    The protests would still happen, organised by the replacement for
    Trade Unions.

    As above - there wouldn't be any replacement.

    There will always be a replacement. Banning Unions is as pointless as
    banning alcoholic beverages.
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  • From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to nz.general on Sat Oct 25 13:45:40 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    On 2025-10-24 22:38:25 +0000, Crash said:
    On Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:51:32 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:
    On 2025-10-24 08:43:09 +0000, Crash said:
    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:15:57 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:
    On 2025-10-23 23:09:38 +0000, Crash said:
    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:55:27 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> >>>>> wrote:
    On 2025-10-23 08:31:42 +0000, Crash said:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:
    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>>>>>>>
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says



    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator. >>>>>>>>>
    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party.

    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time >>>>>>> when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year. >>>>>>
    Plus doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police, etc.

    The real problem is that most of these people couldn't really care less >>>>>> and just want to do their job (obviously they'd be happy with any pay >>>>>> rise). It's the morons in the pointless Unions that are selfishly >>>>>> stubborn and try to force strikes. It is simply to try to make
    themselves look useful and "worth" the waste of money they get paid. >>>>>> Unions should be banned.

    You seem to be under the mistaken belief that banning Unions will have >>>>> a detrimental effect on what they do. It can have the opposite effect >>>>> - the ban delivers free publicity and underdog status to unions, along >>>>> with the sympathy that the 'oppressed' can get.

    You missed the point - banning Unions would mean they no longer exist at all.

    Incorrect. They would simply not be called Trade Unions. There are
    many who would join the replacement for Trade Unions.

    There wouldn't be any "replacement", because that too wouldn't be
    legal. It's not banning the term, but banning the entire useless
    concept.



    Name anything that disappears because it is banned.

    Numerous things for people with common sense who obey the law. Those
    that don't will get prosecuted (and then let off by a weak-kneed judge).

    So you are saying that everyone who is a member of a Trade Union will
    simply stop because their Union is banned? Yeah right.

    Where did I say that??

    Making them illegal menas people wouldn't be forced to join the useless
    union (as some workers are now) and wouldn't be forced into idiotic
    strikes wanted by only a few greeedy people high up in the useless
    union.




    Unions have not caused any major problem currently. The protests have >>>>> come and gone and nothing has been achieved because of them, except
    the victims of the workers walking off the job. Those victims may
    include significant numbers of those supporting the Unions.

    The "protests" have come because of the useless Unions and a few
    loud-mouthed greedy idiots keep pushing buttons.

    As I said above, most of the people caught up in idiotic strikes
    couldn't give a flying crap and would have been happy with whatever the >>>> original pay rise was going to be - they just want to do their jobs.

    The protests would still happen, organised by the replacement for
    Trade Unions.

    As above - there wouldn't be any replacement.

    There will always be a replacement. Banning Unions is as pointless as banning alcoholic beverages.

    As above, any replacement would also be illegal.

    Alcohol and alcohol sales are already banned for specific areas and
    times. The main reason it didn't work for the US prohibition is because
    greedy scumbags decided they could make money out of selling it
    illegally. There's no real way to make money from running an illegal
    union.





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  • From Gordon@Gordon@leaf.net.nz to nz.general on Sat Oct 25 01:56:03 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    On 2025-10-24, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2025-10-23 23:09:38 +0000, Crash said:

    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:55:27 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    On 2025-10-23 08:31:42 +0000, Crash said:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:
    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says



    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator. >>>>>>
    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party.

    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time
    when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year.

    Plus doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police, etc.

    The real problem is that most of these people couldn't really care less
    and just want to do their job (obviously they'd be happy with any pay
    rise). It's the morons in the pointless Unions that are selfishly
    stubborn and try to force strikes. It is simply to try to make
    themselves look useful and "worth" the waste of money they get paid.
    Unions should be banned.

    You seem to be under the mistaken belief that banning Unions will have
    a detrimental effect on what they do. It can have the opposite effect
    - the ban delivers free publicity and underdog status to unions, along
    with the sympathy that the 'oppressed' can get.

    You missed the point - banning Unions would mean they no longer exist at all.

    History shows that banning things things just drive it underground.

    also if one has a democratic society, banning groups is not allowed as
    there needs to be freedom of association.




    Unions have not caused any major problem currently. The protests have
    come and gone and nothing has been achieved because of them, except
    the victims of the workers walking off the job. Those victims may
    include significant numbers of those supporting the Unions.

    The "protests" have come because of the useless Unions and a few loud-mouthed greedy idiots keep pushing buttons.

    As I said above, most of the people caught up in idiotic strikes
    couldn't give a flying crap and would have been happy with whatever the original pay rise was going to be - they just want to do their jobs.

    Then way have they not thell the Union management that there will not be strike.
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  • From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to nz.general on Sat Oct 25 15:57:24 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    On 2025-10-25 01:56:03 +0000, Gordon said:

    On 2025-10-24, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2025-10-23 23:09:38 +0000, Crash said:

    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:55:27 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    On 2025-10-23 08:31:42 +0000, Crash said:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:
    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says




    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator. >>>>>>>
    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party.

    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time
    when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year.

    Plus doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police, etc.

    The real problem is that most of these people couldn't really care less >>>> and just want to do their job (obviously they'd be happy with any pay
    rise). It's the morons in the pointless Unions that are selfishly
    stubborn and try to force strikes. It is simply to try to make
    themselves look useful and "worth" the waste of money they get paid.
    Unions should be banned.

    You seem to be under the mistaken belief that banning Unions will have
    a detrimental effect on what they do. It can have the opposite effect
    - the ban delivers free publicity and underdog status to unions, along
    with the sympathy that the 'oppressed' can get.

    You missed the point - banning Unions would mean they no longer exist at all.

    History shows that banning things things just drive it underground.

    also if one has a democratic society, banning groups is not allowed as
    there needs to be freedom of association.

    People are banned from associating with things all the time by the
    courts and laws.




    Unions have not caused any major problem currently. The protests have
    come and gone and nothing has been achieved because of them, except
    the victims of the workers walking off the job. Those victims may
    include significant numbers of those supporting the Unions.

    The "protests" have come because of the useless Unions and a few
    loud-mouthed greedy idiots keep pushing buttons.

    As I said above, most of the people caught up in idiotic strikes
    couldn't give a flying crap and would have been happy with whatever the
    original pay rise was going to be - they just want to do their jobs.

    Then way have they not thell the Union management that there will not be strike.

    Because like all management / government morons, they never listen to
    the workers / people. :-p


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  • From Tony@lizandtony@orcon.net.nz to nz.general on Sat Oct 25 08:39:59 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2025-10-25 01:56:03 +0000, Gordon said:

    On 2025-10-24, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2025-10-23 23:09:38 +0000, Crash said:

    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:55:27 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    On 2025-10-23 08:31:42 +0000, Crash said:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:
    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>>>>>>
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says




    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator. >>>>>>>>
    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other >>>>>>>>party.

    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time >>>>>> when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year. >>>>>
    Plus doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police, etc.

    The real problem is that most of these people couldn't really care less >>>>> and just want to do their job (obviously they'd be happy with any pay >>>>> rise). It's the morons in the pointless Unions that are selfishly
    stubborn and try to force strikes. It is simply to try to make
    themselves look useful and "worth" the waste of money they get paid. >>>>> Unions should be banned.

    You seem to be under the mistaken belief that banning Unions will have >>>> a detrimental effect on what they do. It can have the opposite effect >>>> - the ban delivers free publicity and underdog status to unions, along >>>> with the sympathy that the 'oppressed' can get.

    You missed the point - banning Unions would mean they no longer exist at >>>all.

    History shows that banning things things just drive it underground.

    also if one has a democratic society, banning groups is not allowed as
    there needs to be freedom of association.

    People are banned from associating with things all the time by the
    courts and laws.




    Unions have not caused any major problem currently. The protests have >>>> come and gone and nothing has been achieved because of them, except
    the victims of the workers walking off the job. Those victims may
    include significant numbers of those supporting the Unions.

    The "protests" have come because of the useless Unions and a few
    loud-mouthed greedy idiots keep pushing buttons.

    As I said above, most of the people caught up in idiotic strikes
    couldn't give a flying crap and would have been happy with whatever the
    original pay rise was going to be - they just want to do their jobs.

    Then way have they not thell the Union management that there will not be
    strike.

    Because like all management / government morons, they never listen to
    the workers / people. :-p
    Fortunate then that not all management are morons.
    A good manager will always listen and treat staff fairly and that will in turn improve profitability and employee satisfaction. That principle is not rocket science.
    We have some of the finest people in management roles in NZ, many are world class.
    If you are referring to politicians then I would agree that many of them have poor skills and often do not listen.
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  • From BR@blah@blah.blah to nz.general on Sun Oct 26 07:11:44 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:55:27 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    On 2025-10-23 08:31:42 +0000, Crash said:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:
    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says


    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator.

    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party. >>>
    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time
    when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year.

    Plus doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police, etc.

    The real problem is that most of these people couldn't really care less
    and just want to do their job (obviously they'd be happy with any pay
    rise). It's the morons in the pointless Unions that are selfishly
    stubborn and try to force strikes. It is simply to try to make
    themselves look useful and "worth" the waste of money they get paid.
    Unions should be banned.

    You can't ban unions.

    That would violate the fundamental human right of freedom of
    association.

    Bill.
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  • From BR@blah@blah.blah to nz.general on Sun Oct 26 07:31:46 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:31:42 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says

    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator.

    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party. >>
    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time
    when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year.

    The Marxist teacher's union needs to be crushed. They are holding the
    students to ransom.

    They should not be appeased under any circumstances. If necessary, the
    militant teachers should be sacked and replaced with teachers from
    overseas who themselves are fed up with similar nonsense in their own countries.

    Some of the useless subjects from the school curriculum should be
    removed along with all the teachers involved. Social studies should be
    the first thing to go.

    Maths, English, science and technology are the only things that
    matter. Everything else is politics.

    If the teacher's union is not severely curtailed, all the bullshit
    being fed to schoolkids with will only get worse; you know, boys can
    become girls and vice versa, man made climate change, that sort of
    thing.

    It's got to stop.

    Bill.
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  • From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to nz.general on Sun Oct 26 11:27:44 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    On 2025-10-25 08:39:59 +0000, Tony said:

    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2025-10-25 01:56:03 +0000, Gordon said:

    On 2025-10-24, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2025-10-23 23:09:38 +0000, Crash said:

    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:55:27 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> >>>>> wrote:

    On 2025-10-23 08:31:42 +0000, Crash said:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:
    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>>>>>>>

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says





    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator. >>>>>>>>>
    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other >>>>>>>>> party.

    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time >>>>>>> when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year. >>>>>>
    Plus doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police, etc.

    The real problem is that most of these people couldn't really care less >>>>>> and just want to do their job (obviously they'd be happy with any pay >>>>>> rise). It's the morons in the pointless Unions that are selfishly
    stubborn and try to force strikes. It is simply to try to make
    themselves look useful and "worth" the waste of money they get paid. >>>>>> Unions should be banned.

    You seem to be under the mistaken belief that banning Unions will have >>>>> a detrimental effect on what they do. It can have the opposite effect >>>>> - the ban delivers free publicity and underdog status to unions, along >>>>> with the sympathy that the 'oppressed' can get.

    You missed the point - banning Unions would mean they no longer exist at >>>> all.

    History shows that banning things things just drive it underground.

    also if one has a democratic society, banning groups is not allowed as
    there needs to be freedom of association.

    People are banned from associating with things all the time by the
    courts and laws.




    Unions have not caused any major problem currently. The protests have >>>>> come and gone and nothing has been achieved because of them, except
    the victims of the workers walking off the job. Those victims may
    include significant numbers of those supporting the Unions.

    The "protests" have come because of the useless Unions and a few
    loud-mouthed greedy idiots keep pushing buttons.

    As I said above, most of the people caught up in idiotic strikes
    couldn't give a flying crap and would have been happy with whatever the >>>> original pay rise was going to be - they just want to do their jobs.

    Then way have they not thell the Union management that there will not be >>> strike.

    Because like all management / government morons, they never listen to
    the workers / people. :-p
    Fortunate then that not all management are morons.
    A good manager will always listen and treat staff fairly and that will in turn
    improve profitability and employee satisfaction. That principle is not rocket science.
    We have some of the finest people in management roles in NZ, many are world class.
    If you are referring to politicians then I would agree that many of them have poor skills and often do not listen.

    You can count the number of "good managers" on the *fingers* of one
    *foot*. :-\



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  • From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to nz.general on Sun Oct 26 11:30:27 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    On 2025-10-25 18:11:44 +0000, BR said:
    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:55:27 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:
    On 2025-10-23 08:31:42 +0000, Crash said:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:
    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says



    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator.

    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party.

    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time
    when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year.

    Plus doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police, etc.

    The real problem is that most of these people couldn't really care less
    and just want to do their job (obviously they'd be happy with any pay
    rise). It's the morons in the pointless Unions that are selfishly
    stubborn and try to force strikes. It is simply to try to make
    themselves look useful and "worth" the waste of money they get paid.
    Unions should be banned.

    You can't ban unions.

    That would violate the fundamental human right of freedom of
    association.

    Bill.

    There is no such thing. If you associate with illegal groups such as
    crimainl gangs, terrorists, etc., then you'll find yourself in deep
    trouble. Such groups are not technically banned in most places, but
    they may as well be. A banned union would be no different.


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  • From Tony@lizandtony@orcon.net.nz to nz.general on Sun Oct 26 00:39:28 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2025-10-25 08:39:59 +0000, Tony said:

    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2025-10-25 01:56:03 +0000, Gordon said:

    On 2025-10-24, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2025-10-23 23:09:38 +0000, Crash said:

    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:55:27 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> >>>>>> wrote:

    On 2025-10-23 08:31:42 +0000, Crash said:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote: >>>>>>>>> On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says





    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator. >>>>>>>>>>
    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other >>>>>>>>>> party.

    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time >>>>>>>> when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year. >>>>>>>
    Plus doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police, etc.

    The real problem is that most of these people couldn't really care less >>>>>>> and just want to do their job (obviously they'd be happy with any pay >>>>>>> rise). It's the morons in the pointless Unions that are selfishly >>>>>>> stubborn and try to force strikes. It is simply to try to make
    themselves look useful and "worth" the waste of money they get paid. >>>>>>> Unions should be banned.

    You seem to be under the mistaken belief that banning Unions will have >>>>>> a detrimental effect on what they do. It can have the opposite effect >>>>>> - the ban delivers free publicity and underdog status to unions, along >>>>>> with the sympathy that the 'oppressed' can get.

    You missed the point - banning Unions would mean they no longer exist at >>>>> all.

    History shows that banning things things just drive it underground.

    also if one has a democratic society, banning groups is not allowed as >>>> there needs to be freedom of association.

    People are banned from associating with things all the time by the
    courts and laws.




    Unions have not caused any major problem currently. The protests have >>>>>> come and gone and nothing has been achieved because of them, except >>>>>> the victims of the workers walking off the job. Those victims may >>>>>> include significant numbers of those supporting the Unions.

    The "protests" have come because of the useless Unions and a few
    loud-mouthed greedy idiots keep pushing buttons.

    As I said above, most of the people caught up in idiotic strikes
    couldn't give a flying crap and would have been happy with whatever the >>>>> original pay rise was going to be - they just want to do their jobs.

    Then way have they not thell the Union management that there will not be >>>> strike.

    Because like all management / government morons, they never listen to
    the workers / people. :-p
    Fortunate then that not all management are morons.
    A good manager will always listen and treat staff fairly and that will in >>turn
    improve profitability and employee satisfaction. That principle is not rocket
    science.
    We have some of the finest people in management roles in NZ, many are world >> class.
    If you are referring to politicians then I would agree that many of them have
    poor skills and often do not listen.

    You can count the number of "good managers" on the *fingers* of one
    *foot*. :-\
    That might be correct for you but not for most people.
    Such a generalisation is clearly wrong.
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  • From BR@blah@blah.blah to nz.general on Mon Oct 27 06:36:13 2025
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    On Sun, 26 Oct 2025 11:30:27 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    On 2025-10-25 18:11:44 +0000, BR said:
    On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:55:27 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:
    On 2025-10-23 08:31:42 +0000, Crash said:
    On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:50 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:
    On 23 Oct 2025 01:48:10 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/576698/strikers-demands-a-mystery-government-s-top-negotiator-says



    There we go folks, its a mystery to the Governments top negotiator. >>>>>>
    How any progress be made if your demands are not known to the other party.

    Let them stay on strike.

    It will save the taxpayers some money.

    Its not that simple. The strike will keep schools closed at a time
    when students are preparing for the major exams for the school year.

    Plus doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police, etc.

    The real problem is that most of these people couldn't really care less
    and just want to do their job (obviously they'd be happy with any pay
    rise). It's the morons in the pointless Unions that are selfishly
    stubborn and try to force strikes. It is simply to try to make
    themselves look useful and "worth" the waste of money they get paid.
    Unions should be banned.

    You can't ban unions.

    That would violate the fundamental human right of freedom of
    association.

    Bill.

    There is no such thing. If you associate with illegal groups such as >crimainl gangs, terrorists, etc., then you'll find yourself in deep
    trouble. Such groups are not technically banned in most places, but
    they may as well be. A banned union would be no different.

    A court can issue a restraining order forbidding somebody from
    associating with certain other people, but a government can't and
    should not make laws banning free citizens from forming common
    interest groups.

    What should be banned is any coercive behaviour intended to compel
    people to become members of such a group, or to act in ways contrary
    to their own better judgement.

    Bill.
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