Comments on: A story of struggle and hope http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/10/30/a-story-of-struggle-and-hope/ Feminist, anti-racist, pro-fat, plus whatever else we feel like talking about. Sat, 17 May 2008 01:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: curiousgyrl http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/10/30/a-story-of-struggle-and-hope/#comment-197953 curiousgyrl Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:09:02 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/10/30/a-story-of-struggle-and-hope/#comment-197953 thanks for this thanks for this

]]> By: ScottM http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/10/30/a-story-of-struggle-and-hope/#comment-197793 ScottM Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:25:10 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/10/30/a-story-of-struggle-and-hope/#comment-197793 Good reporting; I'm glad it worked out for the union. I'm only sorry that the fight was to tread water-- to keep from losing more ground. Good reporting; I’m glad it worked out for the union. I’m only sorry that the fight was to tread water– to keep from losing more ground.

]]> By: RonF http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/10/30/a-story-of-struggle-and-hope/#comment-197771 RonF Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:46:44 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/10/30/a-story-of-struggle-and-hope/#comment-197771 My congratulations to the workers. They fought, used all legal measures at hand, and won. Good for them. <i>It just paid the most urgent bills people had, provided food (many donations of kind came in - but it cost $1000 a day just for food on the Auckland picket line), and tried to defer the rest (all the major banks gave mortgage holidays).</i> What kind of banks do you have in NZ? I'm trying to imagine American banks letting you defer mortgage payments if you'd gone out on strike. I'm failing. But, then, maybe I'm not well-informed. I do believe that an American mortgage company might give you a new payment plan (which they'll charge you for) if you lose your job and apply to work out a new plan. Did this mortgage holiday mean that the workers just skipped payments, or do they have to make up interest on the missed payments down the line? My congratulations to the workers. They fought, used all legal measures at hand, and won. Good for them.

It just paid the most urgent bills people had, provided food (many donations of kind came in - but it cost $1000 a day just for food on the Auckland picket line), and tried to defer the rest (all the major banks gave mortgage holidays).

What kind of banks do you have in NZ? I’m trying to imagine American banks letting you defer mortgage payments if you’d gone out on strike. I’m failing. But, then, maybe I’m not well-informed. I do believe that an American mortgage company might give you a new payment plan (which they’ll charge you for) if you lose your job and apply to work out a new plan. Did this mortgage holiday mean that the workers just skipped payments, or do they have to make up interest on the missed payments down the line?

]]> By: red http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/10/30/a-story-of-struggle-and-hope/#comment-197755 red Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:30:48 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/10/30/a-story-of-struggle-and-hope/#comment-197755 Fantastic post on a brilliant, inspiring story. And I <b>like</b> "dare to struggle, dare to win". Fantastic post on a brilliant, inspiring story. And I like “dare to struggle, dare to win”.

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