Write to Government Ministers to support pay equity!

Use the template below to send a letter to Hon Dr Shane Reti (Minister of Health), Hon Louise Upston (Minister for Disability Issues), and Hon Matt Doocey (Minister for ACC, Youth, and Mental Health), urging them to ensure funding for our much-needed and overdue pay equity settlement for care and support workers.

Whether you work in the industry, have friends and family who do, or just want to show your support, it’s important that the Ministers hear your perspective.

Once complete, we will send your letter to the Ministers on your behalf.

You can find a printable copy of the letter template below – please send your completed copies to payequity@etu.nz or hand over to your E tū delegate or organiser:

Pay equity – a letter to Ministers

Dear Hon Dr Shane Reti, Hon Louise Upston, and Hon Matt Doocey,

I am writing to urge you to ensure pay equity is funded for care and support workers.

Please support the care and support workforce, and the people who they care for, by prioritising funding for a decent pay equity settlement.

Yours sincerely,

(Note: we will provide this email address to the Ministers so that they can respond to you directly if they choose to)