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Pledge “NDUsupport”

"I will donate $20 each week to support the locked-out supermarket distribution workers but only if 10 other New Zealanders will do the same."

— Idiot/Savant

Deadline to sign up by: 15th September 2006
21 people signed up (11 over target)

Country: New Zealand

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Members of the National Distribution Union have been locked out of their jobs unless they withdraw their claim for a national collective agreement. They have not received any income since Friday, 25 August 2006. Ongoing financial support is needed to help them in their struggle.

The NDU has set up an account for public donations, as well as an 0900 number (0900 LOCK OUT (0900 5625 688)) . What I'm proposing is that we commit to giving them $20 a week each (the cost of one phone call to that 0900 number) for as long as the lock-out lasts. It's not a lot, but every bit helps.

Details on direct credit and online donations can be found here:

http://www.shelfrespect.org/2/donations

The relatively short turnaround is so we can get donations flowing by the end of the week. The low trigger number has been chosen to be achievable. Note that people can still sign up for a pledge which has met its target, but is still open, and I'd encourage people to do so. The more people who sign up, the stronger a statement of support it will be.

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  • If/when this pledge is met, I pledge to spend $400 at a Progressive supermarket. Yes, seriously.
    Awesome/Savant, 5 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
  • A/S, you'll have no problems finding a carpark, due to the boycott, but you might have problems finding products to spend your $400 on.
    I hear they do have a lot of toilet paper though, so maybe you could stock up on that?
  • Woo-hoo! Success in less than 24 hours!

    Note that people can still sign up until the deadline, and I'd encourage them to do so; it would be nice to see 20 or 25 by the end of the week...
  • Span, no problem there, if all they have is toilet paper I've got plenty of room in the cupboard and it's not the kind of thing you stop needing, is it.

    See you at the shops!
    Awesome/Savant, 5 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
  • I gave $20 to the collecter on Willis St on my way in this morning - it's pay day - but if I had known about this, I would have pledged here...

    Jeremy.
  • Jeremy: well, you can always sign up to show you'll be donating something next week as well.
  • The union won:

    http://www.shelfrespect.org/2/pay_parity...
  • i think more people should sign this pledge
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Current signatories (Green text = they've done it)

Idiot/Savant, the Pledge Creator, joined by:

  • Span
  • James Cairney
  • Sweet bird of Truth
  • Cal
  • Sanctuary
  • Mbossa
  • Kelly Buchanan
  • Carl
  • John Fouhy
  • John Anderson
  • Maia
  • Red Letter
  • Nick
  • terence
  • Tony Wilson
  • Sam Vilain
  • Logix
  • Simon Baskerville
  • Jeremy
  • 2 people who did not want to give their names

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