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Health Budget: Mind the $127 million gap
Friday, 3 June 2011, 9:38 am | Council of Trade Unions
A CTU report concludes that the Health Vote in the 2011 Budget was an estimated $127 million behind what is needed to stand still. While it listed services that will receive more funding, these come at the cost of cuts in other services. More >>
Save ACC from National's privatisation prescription
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 10:10 am | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU says that these changes announced this morning aren't about increasing choice, they're about selling off the work account. There is no evidence that the changes will have either cost savings or better safety outcomes. ACC is proven to have cheaper ... More >>
CTU Calls on Solicitor General to Withdraw Terrorism Charges
Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 4:26 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU calls on the Solicitor General to withdraw charges laid following the raids made in the Urewera in October 2007. More >>
Whitcoulls’ Workers Deserve Fair Treatment
Monday, 30 May 2011, 4:56 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU is alarmed at the treatment of Whitcoulls’ workers who are being pressured into signing agreements that take away any future entitlements to redundancy pay or rights on termination of employment. More >>
What has happened to 43,000 Christchurch workers?
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 3:06 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU) is not surprised that the number of workers being supported by the earthquake support subsidy has reduced from 47,000 to just 4,000. That shows there is some recovery but also reflects the fact that the Government ... More >>
Zero Stimulus Budget
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 4:49 pm | Council of Trade Unions
Today’s Budget does nothing for jobs when unemployment is high and risks prompting a return to recession. It forecasts low growth continuing this year, and that even by March 2012, unemployment will still remain high at 5.7 percent. More >>
CTU Welcome Investment in Training and Skills for Canterbury
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 5:59 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU welcomes today’s announcement of additional investment in training and skills for Canterbury, but cautions there needs to be a strategic and coordinated approach to training and investment in the right skills needed for Christchurch. More >>
New transport law will make things tough for youth
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 2:21 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions youth wing, Stand Up, is disappointed to hear of news that the Government will be passing its Land Transport Safety Amendment Bill today which raises the New Zealand driving age to 16, without considering a provision for ... More >>
Is Government committed to KiwiSaver or Not?
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 12:04 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU believes the Government has to clarify its commitment to KiwiSaver. Previously this Government cut the level of matching employer contributions and government subsidy from 4 percent back to 2 percent and now there is an implied threat that the Budget ... More >>
Young People and Jobs – More Needed
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 11:57 am | Council of Trade Unions
Young People and Jobs – More Needed The CTU has welcomed the pre-Budget announcement of $55.2 million on work and training subsidies targeted at young people. “However”, said Peter Conway CTU Secretary “this amount is over four years and a large part ... More >>
‘Together’ launched to support fairness at work
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 10:28 am | Council of Trade Unions
Fair treatment at work makes a significant advance this week with the launch of Together, a radically new type of organisation which will extend union association to thousands of new workers. More >>
High price increases another blow for workers
Monday, 18 April 2011, 11:21 am | Council of Trade Unions
“Soaring prices from the GST increase plus steep increases in some necessities like food and fuel are another blow to workers already suffering from stagnating wages, high unemployment and attacks on their rights at work. They highlight the ... More >>
New laws discriminate against LGBTI workers
Friday, 1 April 2011, 9:45 am | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU Out@Work Council says that new workplace laws, coming into effect Friday 1 April, will make it easier for employers to discriminate against workers based on their gender identity or sexuality. The extension of the 90-day fire at will legislation ... More >>
Fairness at work goes tomorrow
Thursday, 31 March 2011, 12:03 pm | Council of Trade Unions
Changes to employment laws which take effect from tomorrow will allow any new worker to be unfairly dismissed in the first 90 days of employment at a time when work is already tough for so many New Zealanders. Tomorrow’s changes also include restrictions ... More >>
Huge Risks in Scaled Back Canterbury Package
Monday, 28 March 2011, 5:06 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU believes that there are huge risks in the scaled down support for employers and workers impacted by the February earthquake. More >>
Assistance Package Must Address Genuine Needs of Workers
Monday, 28 February 2011, 6:08 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The NZCTU has welcomed the assistance package announced today, but has raised questions about whether it goes far enough to met the genuine needs of workers at this time. More >>
Government must accept sleepover decision now
Friday, 18 February 2011, 1:33 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Government’s claims about the flow-on impact of the Court of Appeal decision on sleepover shifts worked by disability support workers were tested in court and were found to be wrong, said the CTU today. More >>
Rise in Australian investment threshold has dangers
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 10:51 am | Council of Trade Unions
The increase in the threshold on investment from Australia has dangers not only for the relationship with Australia, says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg. In a deal to be signed between the New Zealand and Australian Prime Ministers any Australian business ... More >>
90 day research fatally flawed
Monday, 14 February 2011, 10:13 am | Council of Trade Unions
The research by NZ Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) claiming to show that the 90 day law has increased hiring in small firms draws invalid conclusions from a flawed analysis, said the Council of Trade Unions today. There is no basis for NZIER and ... More >>
Wage increases do not match price rises
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 11:50 am | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU says that the increase of 1.7 per cent in wages for last year falls far short of price increases of 4 percent. Peter Conway, CTU Secretary, said: “The main reasons for wage increases cited in the Statistics NZ release were due to the cost of living ... More >>
