Next BIG Protest with StoneY and the Unions

**chanceyy** · 13th January 2010, 11:49

Originally Posted by StoneY

I have requested 12-2pm Parliament Access Chanceyy mate.
So much the same timing as last time, but no laager's set up at Avalon and Papakowhai, I want all riders to just show up in individual groups, marshals to park em up, and you know, if Molesworth St ends up blocked by bikes...I dont care (hint hint)

We will NOT have the Stadium for the bikes this time, the foot march will be gathering there if the Stadium agrees (another collection too)
I will be sorting the toilets again bbut the Unions are picking up those fee's this time

I hope to have a good show of bikers, and I envisage we are already all there when the footmarch and our 'symbolic' slow bike convoy leading the marchers (10 or so cruiser style bikes is the idea) arive, there will already be a crowd of bikers, and we welcome them to Parliament, a quick sound bite along the lines of:

"In November we Bikers came to this place, as Phil Goff called it OUR place, and said 'Bullshit.' Well, we are back, and guess who we brought along, the REST OF NEW ZEALAND!! (Name a few of the union gorups here) have joined us today to say, 'NO WAY!! Get your filthy hands of our ACC!'"

Or somewhat like that

Thanks for standing up to lead a ride in Chanveyy, and others, but the focus is NOT on a RIDE this time, its on getting sheer numbers of our non biker mates in the grounds, while taking the LEAD and showing we do more than just ride our bikes too, that we give a shit about the rest of NZ as well (even cagers dare I say it!)

Sweet as Stoney .. I guess it looks more impressive to have a group heading down & certainly worked well last time

we will discuss options at our meeting n go from there if ppl want to individually ride down or not

I hear you on the organisation of it n if I was closer would have been happy to put hand up .. at least most of the hard yrards was done last time n you have all the contacts

**Oakie** · 13th January 2010, 18:09

See if you can get some people from the tourism industry marching. There is a national body representing the operators.

**Karl08** · 13th January 2010, 18:32

In like Flynn mate- will spread the word through my nation wide contacts. The mighty GN will, as always, punch above it's weight!

Keen to do what is needed!!

**Scuba_Steve** · 14th January 2010, 13:06

Originally Posted by Oakie

See if you can get some people from the tourism industry marching. There is a national body representing the operators.

Good point here, Is there any Assosiations involved? i.e. The Tourism Association, Hospitality Association, Retail Association etc. These guys appear to have "bigger presence" than most unions & the Tourism industry espesially, is set for large targeted hikes like the bikes. (Just a thought)

**StoneY** · 14th January 2010, 13:51

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

Good point here, Is there any Assosiations involved? i.e. The Tourism Association, Hospitality Association, Retail Association etc. These guys appear to have "bigger presence" than most unions & the Tourism industry espesially, is set for large targeted hikes like the bikes. (Just a thought)

10 Unions man...theyre in already, food and service workers covers tourism, the PSA who are coordinationg Union involvment are contacting many other relevant bodies.... Retailers, Engineers, Corrections and Police unions (theyve had the highest levy hike of all!)

Many of these 'Associations' are Unions with a flash name anyway, CANZ for example and PSA...no word 'Union' in the title but its what they are

All good idea's but thought of already

All we Bikers need to do is relax, and turn up on Tuesday the 16th
I need 20 or so volunteers to don vizi vests and behave as if theyre officials at gates and parking zones at parliament

The Unions will rally and sheppard the foot marchers, and a few slow cruisers that wont cook off over a 30 minute crawl would be great too but ultimately, we are a show pony, the Unions are doing the numbers, the chants (Whos Next on the march, WE WERE on the grounds is the current theme) and paying the bills

12-2pm is our permitted time (to be confirmed by Lockwood yet) and the Backbencher is getting in extra supplies

I also reckon we do another full on BIKEOI but much later in the piece. Say November again, just to say "we aint forgotten" but thats way ahead in the future, for now lets help the Union's make a good show and kick Nix Myth in the balls!

**bogan** · 14th January 2010, 13:57

Originally Posted by StoneY

All we Bikers need to do is relax, and turn up on Tuesday the 16th

sweet, will there be any flyer distribution required to get the word out? or are the unions taking care of that? Palmy may be pushing the limit of how far the people would go to protest (non-bikers that is) but if there's flyers It can't hurt to put em up anyways.

**mashman** · 15th January 2010, 09:47

I'll be there Stoney, good on ya man. Would lend more support but will be packing, finding somewhere to live etc... not a good time. After my living arrangements are sorted i'm more than happy to help out in any way you need and any way i can (apart from dropping to my knees for relief purposes, oh or bending over etc...)...

**Jizah** · 15th January 2010, 12:45

I'll be there too.

**riffer** · 18th January 2010, 19:54

I guess I've become involved too...

that was an interesting meeting with the Unions today.

**StoneY** · 18th January 2010, 22:34

Originally Posted by riffer

I guess I've become involved too...

that was an interesting meeting with the Unions today.

Sure was bro.
Ok

Plenty afoot, the Union crew underestimate numbers these things can achieve

I am gonna go back one on one with the main guy and point out, they NEED to tell thier members if there is ONE action in history thet EVERY worker needs to pull a sickie for, its this one

Imagine the flow on of thousands of workers calling in sick to attend? The hit to our national productivity has to be worth it for the cause.....

But I digress.
This team off proffesional spin doctors me, Riffer, Bald Eagle and Ms Piggy met with have some wicked tools at thier disposal

Watch closely folks, we will have some major updates in about a week

Remember this event is not about Bikers, its about all NZers and the generations to come....coz its them we are fighting for today
and we will be able to stand proud in 20 years and say 'son, you survived the financial crisis after your accident because a bunch of my biker mates said "whos next" and fought a damn hard fight to save YOUR ACC'

**mashman** · 19th January 2010, 08:42

Originally Posted by StoneY

Imagine the flow on of thousands of workers calling in sick to attend? The hit to our national productivity has to be worth it for the cause.....

What a jolly spiffing idea... it's up there with the government forcing every working person in the country to take a pay cut and disguising it as levies.

**StoneY** · 19th January 2010, 08:59

Originally Posted by mashman

What a jolly spiffing idea... it's up there with the government forcing every working person in the country to take a pay cut and disguising it as levies.

Mate...thats a wicked take on it, I am stealing it for a speech on the day, you have 3 seconds to apply copyrights....2....1...STOLEN!

**StoneY** · 19th January 2010, 09:15

Ok one thing that became apparent

The Unions can spread the word, but they cannot 'ask' people to leave work or pull sickies etc to attend, its a legal issue around 'stop work' requests etc

So we the Bikers STILL need to spread the word.
Cousins, Aunties, Brothers, Sisters.........all of the family should be hit up, told its on, told to attend IF they can

The Unions will supply placards, portaloo's, speakers on the day (we have one Biker spokesperson, and I am MC again but rest is all from the Union pool and Politico's) and the concern I have is if LESS people than the BIKEOI show up its a fail

So we can still spread the word, at work, in ya e-mails, to ya mates at the pub, the kids, the rellie's, EVRYONE needs to know this is happening

Be at Westapc Stadium on the 16th of Feb at 11am to form up, march commences at 1145, arrives Parliament at 12ish to nail Nyx Myth to the wall once and for all....

But if we have less than 10,000, I reckon it will be a fail...so spread the word.
Bikes attending this time wil park right in front of parliament and TBH if Molesworth Street ends up closed down...I really dont care this time