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They have committed to repeal fair pay agreements
Fucking hell. What possible reason is there to do that?
They reduce the profits of businesses, i.e. their donors.
Right wing parties are generally hostile to collective bargaining because it gives workers greater power to secure better wages and conditions from employers. Even when that bargaining can also lead to productivity improvements through better trained workers, greater retention and so on.
This is completely consistent with the last times National have been in government. They effectively destroyed unions through the employment contracts act in the early 90s and they've never fully recovered, despite some moves to strengthen them when Labour has been in government.
I genuinely don't understand how any blue collar worker could vote for them. It's directly voting against your own interests.