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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Te Kauae Kaimahi
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi brings together over 350,000 New Zealand union members in 40 affiliated unions. We are the united voice for working people and their families in New Zealand.
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Govt’s Failure To Fund New Interislander Ferries Example Of Short-term Thinking
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 3:39 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The decision to not fund the purchase of new Interislander ferries shows the Minister of Finance is out of her depth, said NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff. “The failure to adequately fund the purchase of the new ferries is an example of this Government’s ... More >>
Govt Must Deliver Increases To Minimum Wage That Keep Up With Inflation
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff is calling on the Government to deliver minimum wage increases that keep up with rising costs, in response to new inflation data released by Stats NZ today. The data shows that food and housing prices have risen ... More >>
Government’s Policies Will Make It Harder For Unemployed Workers
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 9:45 am | NZCTU
NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff is concerned that the Government’s welfare and employment policies will make it harder for people who lose their jobs, following the release of new employment data. The data shows that unemployment rose for the ... More >>
Minimum Wage Decision A Signal Of What This Government Really Thinks About Workers
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 3:10 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The decision today by the Government to cut the minimum wage in real terms is a sign of what they think about workers, said CTU Economist Craig Renney. “All New Zealand workers have the right to a liveable income to support their families – ... More >>
NZCTU Calls On The Government To Protect Frontline Public Services
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 11:15 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
NZCTU Economist Craig Renney is calling on Finance Minister Hon. Nicola Willis to scrap her plan to cut frontline services after she acknowledged today that this is likely to happen. “In September last year, the CTU showed the areas that were at ... More >>
NZCTU Disappointed With Disestablishment Of Regional Skills Leadership Groups
Friday, 26 January 2024, 10:30 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff said he was disappointed in the Government’s short-sighted decision to shut down the Regional Skills Leadership Groups (RSLGs), saying it is further evidence of the Government’s lack of a strategy when it comes ... More >>
Govt Must Ban Engineered Stone To Protect Workers’ Health
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 10:35 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is once again advancing its call for a total ban on engineered stone in Aotearoa New Zealand. They are urging Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden to listen to unions, academics, industry ... More >>
Inflation Data Slows – Slowing Data Shows Need For Continuing Support For Families
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 1:30 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Information released today by Statistics New Zealand showed that the cost of living increased by 4.7% last year, said CTU Economist Craig Renney. “This new data should reinforce the need for Government to support middle and low income families who have ... More >>
Working People Fear For Their Future And New Zealand’s
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 11:44 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The sixth annual CTU Mood of the Workforce survey shows working people are very worried about their incomes and rights under the new Government and fear the country becoming more economically and racially divided. Figures from the survey, which gathered ... More >>
Mini-Budget Begs Too Many Questions
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 1:38 pm | NZCTU
The mini-Budget released by the Coalition Government today leaves many questions unanswered, said CTU Economist Craig Renney. “Despite calling for clarity on existing spending, the mini-Budget today does not provide any analysis of the tax cut or spending ... More >>
Government Again Ignores Advice To Attack Protections For Workers – 90-day Trials Extended
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Law change simply extends the exploitation All new workers will soon to be vulnerable to being fired at will with no reason following the Government’s reckless haste to pass under urgency an extension to 90-day trials to all businesses. The Employment ... More >>
Minimum Wage Decision Early Test For New Government
Monday, 18 December 2023, 2:39 pm | NZCTU
By convention, Cabinet would normally decide how much it will increase the Minimum Wage at Cabinet today. “This will be an early test for this government, providing another another telling insight into the importance it places on supporting working ... More >>
Cutting Ferry Investment To Subsidise Property Speculators Is Economic Sabotage
Monday, 18 December 2023, 1:06 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
New analysis from the CTU shows the cost of the Government’s tax cuts for landlords will be many times more than the investment required for the much-needed Cook Strait ferry upgrade. This shows the Government making a clear choice to back unproductive ... More >>
GDP Numbers Provide Reasons For Investment, Not Cuts
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 12:22 pm | NZCTU
GDP numbers provided by Stats NZ today demonstrated that the size of the economy fell by 0.3% in September 2023. NZCTU Economist Craig Renney said “this data is much weaker than had been expected by commentators, and should give decision-makers ... More >>
Government ‘Off To Horrific Start’ Says Unions
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 10:40 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions says a dark cloud has descended on New Zealand as the Fair Pay Agreement legislation begun to be repealed under urgency. NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff said the move is going to hurt hundreds of thousands of New Zealand’s ... More >>
FPA Repeal Contravenes EU Free Trade Agreement, Says NZCTU
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 2:45 pm | NZCTU
New Zealand’s recently signed Free Trade Agreement with the European Union threatens to derail the coalition Government’s aspirations to remove the Fair Pay Agreements by Christmas, said the NZ Council of Trade Unions NZCTU President Richard ... More >>
Te Pūkenga Disestablishment Reveals Government’s Lack Of Plan
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 3:01 pm | NZCTU
The announced disestablishment of Te Pūkenga shows the Government has no plan for vocational education, says the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff said he was deeply concerned about the impact that another change ... More >>
Workplace Relations Minister Is Misleading New Zealanders, Say Unions
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 10:51 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The new Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden must be upfront with the public, say the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff said yesterday’s Newstalk ZB interview with Minister van Velden contained false ... More >>
More Than 10k People Sign Petition To Keep FPAs
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 1:35 pm | NZCTU
Unions are heartened by the response to a petition to keep Fair Pay Agreements, which has now reached well over 10,000 signatures. NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff said it was a sign of how popular the new legislation was amongst workers. “We ... More >>
Leaked Paper Shows Disregard For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Vulnerable Kiwi Workers
Monday, 4 December 2023, 6:07 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
A cabinet consultation paper provided to the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions by Newshub today, shows the incoming Government is disregarding the negative impact of repealing Fair Pay Agreements, and the advice of their own officials. NZCTU President ... More >>
