here are some comments collected from individual workers at the picket, Jared.

Woman member
I believe in honesty, I come here to work, and that's what I do. I\don't come here to eat my lunch. We just want justice and we want to
make everybody happy. We want pay rights. We don't want youth rates. I'm a mother, and our kids need to be looked after. Some kids out
there get paid $10 for jobs that adults get $30 or $40 for.

It's also about temping, with temps having it worse. Some of them have been here for a year and a half and they are not even employed
by the company. They have to work their butt out for a year and a half and then they might not get anywhere. Also the new bill (90-Day
probation) is crap. C'mon, it's 2006. Hallelujah!



Woman member
We have had families supporting us, and trucks and vans beeping horns. Our families have brought down food and breakfast, like bread
and pancakes.

This is the first time we have been on strike, and this is the only union we have belonged to. We had a 4.30-start yesterday and today,
and we were up until midnight. Some of the ladies went home at about 7 in the evening. It has been fun, and yep, it's good that
Palmerston North and Christchurch workers are out to.



Male member
We have only had 4 hours sleep, not much. We want a pay rise, a rise of at least 7.5 per cent.


Male member
Some of us have been here for more than ten or fifteen years. The main thing is that we get what we want. This is good for our kids.
We do it so we can get what they need, and also so that when they go to work they know to fight for their rights.



Male member
I've been on the picket line for both days and I've been working here for more than three years. I want to strike. Things need to be
much better.



Male member
This is pretty hard out, with a four o'clock start again. Hopefully I'll get away for a while tonight. But this is all pretty good, so
people know we are out here and know what's going on. Good luck to the members in Palmerston North and Christchurch. This is all part
of the same thing. We gotta be strong until we get what we want.



Male member
Some of the temps are here at the strike. A few wanted to work, but heaps of them are out here in support. At the end of the day this is for all of us. If they become permanent, then what we get they'll get to.



Male member
This strike is very good and it's all positive. Hopefully the result goes our way. But it's awesome. We've got a lot of support, a lot
more support than we expected.



Male member
I would say to the bosses 'Get real, society's changing, so get real or get fucked!'.



Male worker (Casual/Temp. Worker, unsure if he was a member)

I've been here for about one year and I think that I'll get a full- time job. So that's why I come and support.

As a temp we go faster. We have to pack a higher percentage, and reach a higher minimum. We have to pack a higher amount to achieve the right percentage.