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'''Jill Ovens''' is a New Zealand trade unionist, politician, and anti-transgender rights activist. She is the founder and current National Secretary of the [[Women's Rights Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The New Zealand health system has been distracted by a radical gender ideology. |url=https://womensrightsparty.nz/what-women-want/ |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=Women's Rights Party |language=en-US}}</ref> |
'''Jill Ovens''' is a New Zealand trade unionist, politician, and anti-transgender rights activist. She is the founder and current National Secretary of the [[Women's Rights Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The New Zealand health system has been distracted by a radical gender ideology. |url=https://womensrightsparty.nz/what-women-want/ |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=Women's Rights Party |language=en-US}}</ref> Previously she was co-leader of the [[Alliance (New Zealand political party)|Alliance]] party before changing her allegiance to the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]]. |
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==Union leader== |
==Union leader== |
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Since her election to the [[Service & Food Workers Union]] Ovens has been occasionally blogging on left wing social media websites and supporting union activities primarily based in Auckland. In December 2014 Ovens helped lead a walkout of food service workers at [[Auckland City Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/better-business/64164747/Auckland-Hospital-workers-walk-over-outsource-call |title=Auckland Hospital workers walk over outsource call |publisher=Stuff.co.nz |date=15 December 2014 |accessdate=8 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2014/12/17/guest-blog-jill-ovens-auckland-hospital-worker-cuts-democracy-the-loser/ |title=GUEST BLOG: Jill Ovens – Auckland Hospital worker cuts – Democracy the loser « The Daily Blog |publisher=Thedailyblog.co.nz |date=17 December 2014 |accessdate=8 April 2017}}</ref> |
Since her election to the [[Service & Food Workers Union]] Ovens has been occasionally blogging on left wing social media websites and supporting union activities primarily based in Auckland. In December 2014 Ovens helped lead a walkout of food service workers at [[Auckland City Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/better-business/64164747/Auckland-Hospital-workers-walk-over-outsource-call |title=Auckland Hospital workers walk over outsource call |publisher=Stuff.co.nz |date=15 December 2014 |accessdate=8 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2014/12/17/guest-blog-jill-ovens-auckland-hospital-worker-cuts-democracy-the-loser/ |title=GUEST BLOG: Jill Ovens – Auckland Hospital worker cuts – Democracy the loser « The Daily Blog |publisher=Thedailyblog.co.nz |date=17 December 2014 |accessdate=8 April 2017}}</ref> |
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Ovens was co-leader of the Midwifery Employee Representation & Advisory Service (MERAS). After retiring as co-leader, she was the MERAS representative during public service pay adjustment talks in June 2022.<ref>{{cite news |first=Andrea |last=Vance |title=Govt calls deal PSPA, workers call it 'piss-poor' |work=[[Sunday Star-Times]] |date=11 June 2023 |page=2 }}</ref> |
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==Political activism== |
==Political activism== |
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=== Alliance Party=== |
=== Alliance Party=== |
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Ovens was an [[Alliance (New Zealand political party)|Alliance]] candidate in [[Auckland]]'s [[Mount Albert (New Zealand electorate)|Mount Albert electorate]] in the [[1999 New Zealand general election|1999]] and the [[2002 New Zealand general election|2002 elections]], both times contesting the seat against Labour leader [[Helen Clark]]. On the party list, she was ranked 28th and 12th, respectively. Ovens became president of the Alliance party in 2004.<ref name="switches to Labour" /> She had previously been critical of the party's leader, [[Matt McCarten]], for his close associations with the [[Māori Party]]. For the [[2005 New Zealand general election|2005 election]] she unsuccessfully contested the [[Manukau East]] electorate and was ranked first on the party list, having been elected a co-leader with [[Paul Piesse]].{{ |
Ovens was an [[Alliance (New Zealand political party)|Alliance]] candidate in [[Auckland]]'s [[Mount Albert (New Zealand electorate)|Mount Albert electorate]] in the [[1999 New Zealand general election|1999]] and the [[2002 New Zealand general election|2002 elections]], both times contesting the seat against Labour leader [[Helen Clark]]. On the party list, she was ranked 28th and 12th, respectively.{{sfn|Grant|2022|p=302}} She was a member of the Alliance's council (its governing body) and was involved in a campaign within the party to oppose any New Zealand involvement in the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|war in Afghanistan]].{{sfn|Grant|2022|p=340}} Ovens became president of the Alliance party in 2004.<ref name="switches to Labour" /> She had previously been critical of the party's leader, [[Matt McCarten]], for his close associations with the [[Māori Party]]. For the [[2005 New Zealand general election|2005 election]] she unsuccessfully contested the [[Manukau East]] electorate and was ranked first on the party list, having been elected a co-leader with [[Paul Piesse]].{{sfn|Grant|2022|p=373}} |
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===Labour Party=== |
===Labour Party=== |
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In 2006 she resigned as co-leader and left the Alliance party. After being elected the northern secretary of the [[Service & Food Workers Union]] in succession to [[Darien Fenton]], she decided to join the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] as it is affiliated with the Union.<ref name="switches to Labour">{{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Audrey |title=Ovens switches to Labour after winning union vote |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10394898 |accessdate=11 April 2017 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=6 August 2006}}</ref> She is a former Auckland/Northland regional representative on the Labour Party's Council.<ref>{{cite news |title=Party Information |url=http://www.labour.org.nz/party_resources |accessdate=4 August 2017 |work=[[New Zealand Labour Party]] }}</ref> |
In 2006 she resigned as co-leader and left the Alliance party. After being elected the northern secretary of the [[Service & Food Workers Union]] in succession to [[Darien Fenton]], she decided to join the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] as it is affiliated with the Union.<ref name="switches to Labour">{{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Audrey |title=Ovens switches to Labour after winning union vote |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10394898 |accessdate=11 April 2017 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=6 August 2006}}</ref> She is a former Auckland/Northland regional representative on the Labour Party's Council.<ref>{{cite news |title=Party Information |url=http://www.labour.org.nz/party_resources |accessdate=4 August 2017 |work=[[New Zealand Labour Party]] }}</ref> At the [[2013 Auckland local board elections]] she was a Labour candidate for the Papakura Local Board, but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/AboutCouncil/HowCouncilWorks/Elections/Documents/2013acelectionfinalresultac.pdf|title=Elections|publisher=[[Auckland Council]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102012629/http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/AboutCouncil/HowCouncilWorks/Elections/Documents/2013acelectionfinalresultac.pdf |archive-date=2 November 2013}}</ref> |
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===Women's Rights Party=== |
===Women's Rights Party=== |
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In 2021 Ovens opposed the [[Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Act 2022|Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill]], a Bill that sought to ban the practice of [[conversion therapy]] in New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 May 2023 |title=Jill Ovens – New Zealand Parliament |url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/submissions-and-advice/document/53SCJU_EVI_113397_JU18124/jill-ovens |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=www.parliament.nz |language=en}}</ref> |
In 2021 Ovens opposed the [[Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Act 2022|Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill]], a Bill that sought to ban the practice of [[conversion therapy]] in New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 May 2023 |title=Jill Ovens – New Zealand Parliament |url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/submissions-and-advice/document/53SCJU_EVI_113397_JU18124/jill-ovens |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=www.parliament.nz |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Ovens lives in Auckland with her partner Len Richards.<ref>{{cite news |first=Nigel |last=Moffiet |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/papakura-courier/71553216/clampdown-on-dogs-excessive---residents |title=Clampdown on dogs excessive - residents |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=1 September 2015 |page=4 November 2023 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:06, 4 November 2023
Jill Ovens is a New Zealand trade unionist, politician, and anti-transgender rights activist. She is the founder and current National Secretary of the Women's Rights Party.[1] Previously she was co-leader of the Alliance party before changing her allegiance to the Labour Party.
Union leader
Ovens served as the president of the Association of Staff in Tertiary Education and was heavily involved in the Council of Trade Unions (CTU) Women's Council Convenor and attended the ICFTU World Women's Conference as one of two CTU delegates.[2][when?]
Since her election to the Service & Food Workers Union Ovens has been occasionally blogging on left wing social media websites and supporting union activities primarily based in Auckland. In December 2014 Ovens helped lead a walkout of food service workers at Auckland City Hospital.[3][4]
Ovens was co-leader of the Midwifery Employee Representation & Advisory Service (MERAS). After retiring as co-leader, she was the MERAS representative during public service pay adjustment talks in June 2022.[5]
Political activism
Alliance Party
Ovens was an Alliance candidate in Auckland's Mount Albert electorate in the 1999 and the 2002 elections, both times contesting the seat against Labour leader Helen Clark. On the party list, she was ranked 28th and 12th, respectively.[6] She was a member of the Alliance's council (its governing body) and was involved in a campaign within the party to oppose any New Zealand involvement in the war in Afghanistan.[7] Ovens became president of the Alliance party in 2004.[8] She had previously been critical of the party's leader, Matt McCarten, for his close associations with the Māori Party. For the 2005 election she unsuccessfully contested the Manukau East electorate and was ranked first on the party list, having been elected a co-leader with Paul Piesse.[9]
Labour Party
In 2006 she resigned as co-leader and left the Alliance party. After being elected the northern secretary of the Service & Food Workers Union in succession to Darien Fenton, she decided to join the Labour Party as it is affiliated with the Union.[8] She is a former Auckland/Northland regional representative on the Labour Party's Council.[10] At the 2013 Auckland local board elections she was a Labour candidate for the Papakura Local Board, but was unsuccessful.[11]
Women's Rights Party
In 2023 Ovens resigned from the Labour Party and founded the Women's Rights Party, of which she is the national secretary.[12][13]
During the 2023 New Zealand general election, Ovens was ranked first on the Women's Rights Party's list. The party gained 1,836 votes (0.08%) of the party vote, thus losing their electoral deposit.[14]
Ovens is contesting the 2023 Port Waikato by-election representing the Women's Rights Party.[15]
Views and positions
In 2021 Ovens opposed the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill, a Bill that sought to ban the practice of conversion therapy in New Zealand.[16]
Personal life
Ovens lives in Auckland with her partner Len Richards.[17]
Notes
- ^ "The New Zealand health system has been distracted by a radical gender ideology". Women's Rights Party. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Alliance New Zealand". Archived from the original on 6 February 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2006.
- ^ "Auckland Hospital workers walk over outsource call". Stuff.co.nz. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "GUEST BLOG: Jill Ovens – Auckland Hospital worker cuts – Democracy the loser « The Daily Blog". Thedailyblog.co.nz. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ Vance, Andrea (11 June 2023). "Govt calls deal PSPA, workers call it 'piss-poor'". Sunday Star-Times. p. 2.
- ^ Grant 2022, p. 302.
- ^ Grant 2022, p. 340.
- ^ a b Young, Audrey (6 August 2006). "Ovens switches to Labour after winning union vote". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Grant 2022, p. 373.
- ^ "Party Information". New Zealand Labour Party. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Elections" (PDF). Auckland Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013.
- ^ Murphy, Megan (14 June 2023). "Jill Ovens resigned from New Zealand's Labour Party to start the Women's Rights Party". Feminist Current. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Jill Ovens". Women's Rights Party. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Election 2023 Candidates". Women's Rights Party. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Port Waikato by-election: Labour won't stand a candidate in 'unwinnable' by-election". RNZ. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Jill Ovens – New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Moffiet, Nigel (1 September 2015). "Clampdown on dogs excessive - residents". Stuff. p. 4 November 2023.
References
- Grant, David (2022). Anderton: His Life and Times. Wellington: Te Herenga Waka University Press. ISBN 9781776920563.