The Rat visits McDonalds in New Zealand

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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/small-business/news/article.cfm?c_id=85&objectid=10659620

Protesters storm cordons at National Party conference

1:14 PM Sunday Jul 18, 2010


<snip>He said the Government's changes were about restoring power to employers and they amounted to a return to the Feudal System.

"They want to make us slaves in our own country and they know where they can stick that," Mr McCarten said.

Members from Unite, National Dairy Workers, National Distribution Union, Engineers, Printing and Manufacturing Union, and the New Zealand Educational Institute, amongst others turned out to listen to union leaders speak beneath an inflated giant rat.

Veteran protester John Minto said the rat had a "remarkable resemblance" to Mr Key. He told the crowd that 400,000 workers will either enter the work force for the first time or change jobs and all will be affected by the Government's changes.

Maxine Gay from the National Distribution Union said the issue was about "who owns the workplace".

She said denying workers the right to choose who to invite into their workplace "amounts to slavery".