Jeremy Buffer Jones :tinoflag:<p>Tbf, I thought I'd better see what, if any were the pay differences between a NZ social worker and an air traffic controller seeing that seems to be a popular comparison. </p><p>The average salary for an air traffic controller in New Zealand is around $133,508 per year. Entry-level positions start around $132,374 annually, while experienced controllers can earn up to $138,185. </p><p>The average salary for a social worker in New Zealand is generally between $72,000 and $90,000 per year. </p><p>That calculates to an average pay difference between a certified air traffic controller and a qualified registered social worker of $48,185 -$61,508 <br><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/PayEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayEquity</span></a></p>
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Ika Makimaki<p>Happy Mother's day to all the underpaid working women of New Zealand, from the girl-bosses at the NACTFIRST govt. 💐❤️</p><p>(your present is to be paid even less) </p><p><a href="https://archive.ph/Nsw1d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/Nsw1d</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/FightBackTogether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FightBackTogether</span></a></p>
JustSaying<p>People who should NEVER vote for ANY members of the current coalition:</p><p>(I could do a very long list but shorter list)</p><p>ANYONE with a brain</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZpol</span></a></p>
Robyn Nuthall<p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> AoNZPol <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a>'sRights</p><p>Recently the New Zealand right-of-centre Government passed legislation under "urgency" to scrap years of work to achieve equal pay for women (which is being used as a model in the rest of the world).</p><p>The picture below is my Great Great Grandmother, Ada Wells, and her daughters, probably posing with the Women's Suffrage Petition, instrumental in getting women the vote. </p><p>Our family have been working for equal rights since the 1880s....why are we being sent backwards again?!</p>
JustSaying<p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> </p><p>Raw milk why NOT to drink it<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CuSwN2CYylQ?feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/CuSwN2CYylQ</span><span class="invisible">?feature=share</span></a></p>
Bill<p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a></p>
aim<p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/mothersday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothersday</span></a></p>
Foxy<p>The girl-math budget that will cut deep, especially for women
Andrea Vance
May 11, 2025
You gotta read this article <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23NZPol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NZPol</a></p>
Jeremy Buffer Jones :tinoflag:<p>There's been a lot of ridicule from the right over claims that a NZ social worker should be paid as much as an air traffic controller, so I thought I'd do a comparison of qualification requirements. </p><p>To become a social worker in New Zealand, you need a Bachelor of Social Work or a related degree in Applied Social Work, you must be registered with the Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB). You must also be 20 years of age or older, pass a police check, and have an Annual Practising Certificate. </p><p>To become an air traffic controller in New Zealand, you need to meet specific requirements including completing a training course, obtaining a New Zealand Air Traffic Controller licence, and pass various assessments. You must also be a New Zealand or Australian citizen or permanent resident, and at least 20 years old. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/PayEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayEquity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/WorstGovtEver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorstGovtEver</span></a></p>
Godfrey642<p>I'm getting fed up with the *tsunami* of awful articles about USA, Trump, Gaza, racism, anti LGBTQI, misogyny, crime, corruption, trade, tariffs, environment, animal extinction, polar ice melting, ICE raids, wars ... we need links and advice about what we ordinary ppl can actually DO to be proactive. </p><p>Every day In left hanging, emotionally wiped out bc it's all so much and i feel SO FRIGGIN POWERLESS. And governments aren't doing what needs to be done. <br>Am i the only one ??<br>How can i help ??</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol2025</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/uspol2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol2025</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/canpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canpol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/eupolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eupolitics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzpol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/australianpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australianpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/warcrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warcrimes</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/antiwoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiwoke</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/anticapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anticapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/lgbtqrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqrights</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/climatesolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatesolutions</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/climatecatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatecatastrophe</span></a></p>
Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:<p>If you haven't read Andrea Vance's piece -- "The girl-math budget that will cut deep, especially for women" -- please do. It hits hard.</p><p>h/t <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/dimsie.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dimsie.bsky.social</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://archive.ph/NiW6n" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/NiW6n</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Willis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Willis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/vanVelden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vanVelden</span></a></p>
Alan Campbell<p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzpol</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/EmmersonsView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmmersonsView</span></a></p>
Jeremy Buffer Jones :tinoflag:<p>Anyone surprised that Brooke vandroid Velden refused to go on Q&A to answer questions about abandoning hard working women’s right to fair and equable wages? <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/rLZYCOb1tBQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/rLZYCOb1tBQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Robin Capper<p>Congratulations to the recipients, disappointing the politicians on both ends of the group photo are actively defunding and undermining both science and health. <br><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzScience</span></a><br><a href="https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/prime-ministers-science-prizes-recognise-outstanding-achievements-in-agriculture-anxiety-virology-science-teaching-and-phytoremediation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">royalsociety.org.nz/news/prime</span><span class="invisible">-ministers-science-prizes-recognise-outstanding-achievements-in-agriculture-anxiety-virology-science-teaching-and-phytoremediation/</span></a></p>
Danielle, Petty Hate Machine<p>Goodness gracious Andrea Vance <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23nzpol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nzpol</a></p>
JustSaying<p>Another week<br>Another climate emergency<br>Another week of this GOVT doing NOTHING to reduce carbon emissions.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZpol</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/560589/state-of-emergency-in-banks-peninsula-extended-due-to-akaroa-land-slip" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnz.co.nz/news/national/560589</span><span class="invisible">/state-of-emergency-in-banks-peninsula-extended-due-to-akaroa-land-slip</span></a></p>
DrD<p>Luxon's wife to the best of my knowledge has never held a job outside their home. Luxon has never directly experienced a working partner. <br>Add to that his fundamentalist Christian beliefs - we're dealing with a man with very conservative views about women's role in society. Finally, there's the reputation at AirNZ for perpetuating a "boys club" environment. </p><p>Pay equity very likely just isn't a thing for privileged, traditional Christopher. <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/payequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payequity</span></a></p>
Bill<p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a></p>
Reece<p>I told my boyfriend last night that I don't ever want to hear anyone say, "NATIONAL IS GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY" ever again.</p><p>Can't wait to (hopefully) vote these numpties out. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a></p>
ClareBear :tinoflag: 💚🖤<p>"Pay equity is an issue where you have women in particular, in female-dominated industries, looking to the value of the work that they do is akin to value that might be a different job done in a different industry or a different sector." WTFF???????<br>I'm so fucking sick of this man's word salads. </p><p>I want :<br> A MAXIMUM LEVEL OF CLARITY</p><p>smdh</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/560561/protests-against-new-pay-equity-legislation-continue" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnz.co.nz/news/national/560561</span><span class="invisible">/protests-against-new-pay-equity-legislation-continue</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/gobbledegook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gobbledegook</span></a></p>
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