Is Jordan Williams New Zealand’s best union boss? – Thomas Coughlan

Opinion byPolitical Editor·NZ Herald·21 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM8 mins to readThomas Coughlan, Political Editor at the New Zealand Herald, loves applying a political lens to people's stories and explaining the way things like transport and finance touch our lives. ‌Taxpayers' Union founder Jordan Williams, whose organisation has prosecuted the coalition over the past three years. Photo / Andrew WarnerTHE FACTSThe Taxpayers’ Union has criticised the coalition for failing to close the Government’s deficit. The PSA is running a “change the Government” campaign. Unions were slow to weigh in on Opportunity’s plans to fire thousands of public servants. One way to really annoy a certain type of Wellingtonian is to take at face value the Taxpayers’ Union’s claim that it is, in fact, a real union. This is, of course, why the Taxpayers’ Union (TPU) continues to make the claim. It generates precisely the type