Huh. Kiwis getting angry about closed shop. Fudgeing hilarious. The only closed shop that exists in NZ is this:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c...
total union control.
In the mean time can we get back to dying at our work places in the line of our work and becoming independent contractors without sick pay or holiday pay so the boss will hire us without worrying about the insanely theoretical possibility of a closed shop?
Yes some actors have a closed shop, where in other countries (like grovelling NZ) every New Zealander on a film or TV set has been instantly deemed to be a contractor (next to their American and British unionised stars) so can't unionise. Don't worry! No one is going to force you to negotiate from a position of strength for better conditions in NZ!