Getting gender equity on the bargaining agenda.

Getting gender equality on the national bargaining agenda

1. 1.

   Stand for election for the national committees, Council and/or elected leadership positions. Working and engaging at the national level will allow you to be at the decision-making table when the National Industrial Strategy is reviewed and developed.

2. 2.

   Become part of a relevant reference group or network which feed into national committee work e.g. the Women's Representative Network, Te Uepu, the Rainbow network, and the ROVE, Academic and General reference groups.

Getting gender equality on the local bargaining agenda

1. 1.

   Throughout the year discuss gender equity issues with your branch members and branch committee and identify areas needing improved processes or conditions.

2. 2.

   Talk to your organiser about areas of inequality that might be addressed through bargaining.

3. 3.

   Explore the model claims found in the Industrial Strategy, which outlines the conditions that are non-negotiable.

4. 4.

   Propose through the National Women’s Committee if any of these model claims/clauses could be updated to reflect better inclusion.

5. 5.

   Put yourself forward to be considered for the Branch Bargaining team.

Please feed the results of any collective bargaining for gender equity to the National Women’s Officer