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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.
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions - Latest News [Page 1]
Kinleith Mill Closure Shows Need For Industrial Strategy
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 2:27 pm | NZCTU
The closure Kinleith mill in Tokoroa is not just devastating for the 230 workers and their families, it is another major blow to regional manufacturing in Aotearoa New Zealand, says NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff. More >>
Uniformed Defence Force Should Not Be Used As Strike Breakers
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 4:48 pm | NZCTU
“In a modern liberal democracy, any deployment of the armed forces in employment relations is a drastic step, and should be avoided at all costs,” said Wagstaff. More >>
Unemployment Rising Shows The Need For A Plan
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 3:50 pm | NZCTU
Wages are also reflecting the softer labour market, with 37% of all workers seeing no pay rise, and 50% of workers seeing an annual pay rise less than the 3.8% increase in household costs reported yesterday. With the minimum wage rising by less than ... More >>
Govt Science Cuts Take NZ Even Further Backward
Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 2:03 pm | NZCTU
The Government talks about the need to tackle our poor productivity performance, and the need for a longer-term plan to arrest our decline, but their actions continue to take us in the opposite direction More >>
Monthly Employment Data Shows Weakness In Economy
Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 2:10 pm | NZCTU
There are 21,000 fewer filled jobs than this time last year, and the fall has been led by those starting out in work. There are 25,000 fewer jobs being filled by people aged 15-24 than a year ago. This data shows that right now, it’s a hard place to ... More >>
NZCTU Alarmed At Further Cuts To WorkSafe
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 1:26 pm | NZCTU
WorkSafe has been stripped down to its bare bones, throwing whatever they can to the so called ‘front line’ inspectorate, knowing full well that without a well-resourced support function, the inspectorate will be less effective. More >>
Workers Demonstrate Strength Of Union Power
Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 5:44 pm | NZCTU
We are proud of our movement for uniting together and sending this Government a strong message that will not back down and let them get away with their anti-worker and anti-Te Tiriti agenda. More >>
Unions To Hold Nationwide Day Of Action In Opposition To Govt’s Anti-worker Agenda
Monday, 21 October 2024, 4:14 pm | NZCTU
Workers have had a gutsful, and they won’t let the Government get away with it. This week thousands of workers across the country are standing together and saying they've had enough. More >>
Government Must Support Workers Following Smithfield Closure
Friday, 18 October 2024, 2:17 pm | NZCTU
The trend we are seeing in terms of the loss of manufacturing jobs in regional communities is going to have a long-term negative impact on regional economic development and on the health and wellbeing of whānau and communities. More >>
Falling Inflation Reflects A Falling Economy
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 11:38 am | NZCTU
“The data shows that petrol prices fell 8% annually, and vegetable prices fell 18% annually. These reflect both softer global demand and a return to normal harvests after Cyclone Gabrielle. Prices for discretionary spending items such as furniture, ... More >>
OCR Decision A Welcome Relief For Working People
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 3:01 pm | NZCTU
“The Reserve Bank has been forced into a significant cut because the economy has failed to fire. Weak consumer spending, weak business investment, weak house prices, and a weakening labour market all put our economic recovery at risk.” More >>
Te Whatu Ora Report Raises Important Questions For Ministers
Friday, 4 October 2024, 2:53 pm | NZCTU
The report states that $2bn of ‘savings’ are now targeted in health, just in this fiscal year (p.57). That’s a huge potential cut and is clearly not possible from just efficiencies. More >>
Gender Pay Gap Not Closing – NZCTU Data
Friday, 27 September 2024, 1:29 pm | NZCTU
When women’s work is devalued and underpaid, women live in poverty, and so do their children. The ripples of childhood poverty last whole lives. There is no justification for perpetuating inequality by failing to act to raise women’s pay. More >>
Trade Deal Is No Deal For Workers
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 12:43 pm | NZCTU
We don’t currently know the real value of the deal. No National Impact Analysis or economic analysis has been made public. More >>
Government’s Desperate Decree To Stop Public Servants Working From Home Won’t Work
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 12:12 pm | NZCTU
Despite the Government doing its best to portray itself as modern, innovative thinkers, this decree demonstrates that in reality they don’t understand the value of a modern, positive, high-trust workplace culture. More >>
GDP Numbers Show Economic Worries Are Real And Need A Solution
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 11:32 am | NZCTU
The fact that we are back again in economic decline should be of real concern to those in charge of the economy, and should cause a rethink. More >>
Government Should Intervene To Protect Local Manufacturing Jobs
Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 10:46 am | NZCTU
“It’s devastating that so soon after the news about the Ruapehu mills, we are now seeing another pulp and paper mill go under, and around 75 job losses,” said Wagstaff. More >>
NZCTU Slams Govt For Failing Mill Workers
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:20 am | NZCTU
NZCTU criticises the Government for neglecting to save 300 jobs in Ruapehu after Winstone Pulp International's mill closures, highlighting regional economic impacts and the need for proactive support. More >>
Government Cuts To Pay Parity Don’t Help Children
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:17 pm | NZCTU
All teachers deserve to be paid fairly. We have a shortage of qualified early childhood staff in Aotearoa and are already losing teachers overseas. Reducing pay and conditions for relief teachers won’t make that problem any better. More >>
NZCTU Urge National And NZ First To Block ACT’s Anti-worker Agenda
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 9:45 pm | NZCTU
Despite what the Minister is claiming, the Bill could actually make life more uncertain for employees and employers by exposing more workers. More >>
