The word is spreading

**Azi Dahaka** · 14th December 2009, 08:51

this is a extract from our unions the PSA's latest newsletter

i do like the first of the five principles listed here

**StoneY** · 14th December 2009, 08:57

Yep Im ex PSA organiser, been working fairly closely with some of the 'big wogs' there

Big union, likes to march a lot, definite ally

**Azi Dahaka** · 14th December 2009, 09:00

good this bout this is everyone attached to the psa will get this newsletter/journal and everyone working with a member of the psa who is not a member will also get one so massive spread of our views on this and the stamping out of the propaganda

**NONONO** · 14th December 2009, 09:00

Good on yer.
Get Wagstaff and Warwick down to the meetings

**yungatart** · 14th December 2009, 09:08

That is precisely the publicity we are looking for!
Excellent job!

**Azi Dahaka** · 14th December 2009, 09:17

this is a link to a site which displayes all the industries the psa covers as you can see it is quite alot

http://union.org.nz/organisation/pub...ce-association

**RiderInBlack** · 14th December 2009, 09:45

Thank goodness that some outside of the Biker World is getting the real message. Have printed this off and am going to put it up on the Staff notice broad at work.

**MSTRS:Me** · 14th December 2009, 11:55

Emailed to my entire (nonKB) address book.
Was that naughty of me?
Tough...

**Okey Dokey** · 14th December 2009, 13:01

Thanks for sharing that, buddy. Good background of how ACC came to be.

**taff1954** · 14th December 2009, 16:36

Link to the PSA homepage - December newsletter is about 1/2 way down the page

http://www.psa.org.nz/Home.aspx

One of the hospital cleaners made a telling comment to me after reading the news letter this afternoon "I think we should have been listening to you guys"

**peasea** · 14th December 2009, 16:40

Originally Posted by RiderInBlack

Thank goodness that some outside of the Biker World is getting the real message. Have printed this off and am going to put it up on the Staff notice broad at work.

The "notice broad"?

Is that a tidy-looking woman that you always catch a glimpse of out of the corner of your eye?

**rwh** · 14th December 2009, 18:15

Originally Posted by Azi Dahaka

this is a link to a site which displayes all the industries the psa covers as you can see it is quite alot

No doubt including all the ACC staff themselves

Richard

**Laxi** · 14th December 2009, 18:35

Originally Posted by StoneY

been working fairly closely with some of the 'big wogs' there

don,t know if they're gonna like being called "wogs" though brent

**MSTRS:Me** · 14th December 2009, 19:15

I keep plugging away with letters to the local paper. Every one has been printed so far. Yay for me, huh? There's been little to no comment or response letters though.
My latest one...

Dear Sir

It is a pity that my last letter on the subject of ACC wasn’t printed until after Nick Smith announced his decision on levies. My point, all along, was to draw attention to what was facing most of us who pay levies. Now that we know what the various rates are to be, and they are still inequitable, the time has come to shed a little more light on what else to expect.

Motorcyclists are still being singled out of the motorpool for an unfairly high levy increase, as well as the 3 tier levy rate based on engine size. Nothing like that is seen for cars (yet), or for the various model sizes/styles. After all, using manufacturers tests and crash statistics, different makes and models do have different risk ratings. Should small cars, which fare badly in accidents, pay more than a ‘flash’ car with more airbags than bodywork? What about SUVs? Should they pay less because their occupants aren’t generally hurt when such a vehicle has a meeting with an MX5? Or should they pay more, because their potential to create carnage is so much greater than that of a little car? Motorcycles are just the start of risk-rating on vehicles.

Barring m/c levies, car levies, earner and employer levies have been raised a small amount. Again. In 2008, an employee paid 78 cents/$100, that jumped to $1.70/$100 this year and next year it’ll be $2/$100. But no increase on the petrol levy this time. We can all be somewhat relieved at that news. Or can we? All the signs are there for us to recognise that this ‘backdown’ by the minister is only temporary. He’ll be back next year for some more. And the year after that.

We still do not know what is going to be cut on the entitlement side. But the signs are there, too. We know that counselling for rape victims is on the chopping block. We know that workplace deafness is to be reassessed at a higher level of hearing loss. We know that injured workers requiring earnings related compensation may not get their 80% quickly, or without significant hassle. We know that if you have holiday pay owing, that must be used up before any compo can start – yet an injured worker is not on holiday. We know that low paid and seasonal work are slated to lose any ERC entitlement. We know that recipients of ERC may be pushed back into work before they are fit, or into some other work with less hours than they had before their injury. We know that physiotherapy is likely to be cut. We know that injury treatment at doctors will cost you more than now, perhaps as much as $100, before ACC picks up the tab.

What is happening to ACC, and it’s precepts? Community responsibility. Comprehensive entitlement. Complete rehabilitation. Real compensation. Administrative efficiency.

I think we know. But will we accept it? I won’t.

**Skyryder** · 15th December 2009, 18:25

Originally Posted by RiderInBlack

Thank goodness that some outside of the Biker World is getting the real message. Have printed this off and am going to put it up on the Staff notice broad at work.

They usually take a little time to organise themselves. There is a fair bit of consultation going on with members etc.

Skyryder