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Working women challenge present, celebrate past
Monday, 26 April 2010, 12:58 pm | Council of Trade Unions
Women are meeting in Wellington on May Day to celebrate the 30th birthday of the Working Women's Charter, and to find out what remains to be achieved for working women. More >>
Ideology And Profits Drive PPPs, Not Economics
Thursday, 15 April 2010, 12:20 pm | Council of Trade Unions
Experience in the UK and Australia shows that Public Private Partnerships are a recipe for profiteering, higher costs to the taxpayer, and loss of control for school principals, said CTU Economist and Policy Director Bill Rosenberg today. More >>
No Need to get Hatchet out on Productivity
Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 9:50 am | Council of Trade Unions
It is no surprise that the Business Round Table and Business NZ are using disappointing productivity statistics to argue for even more attacks on existing employment law. But it was the ‘low road’ policies implemented in the 1980s and 90s that drove ... More >>
CTU saddened by McKernan departure
Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 3:26 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU today expressed its disappointment at the departure of the Director General of Health Stephen McKernan and recorded its gratitude to him for the skill and commitment he has shown in leading such an important public service. More >>
More investment needed in young driver training
Monday, 1 March 2010, 2:40 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The New Zealand youth union movement, Stand Up, has today released its policy statement on driver licensing in response to the Government’s likely move to raise the New Zealand driving age to 17. More >>
Govt speech concern for workers, poor, environment
Wednesday, 10 February 2010, 12:35 pm | Council of Trade Unions
There is precious little comfort for workers, for the poor and for the environment in John Key’s speech yesterday, said acting NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff today. “The devil is in the detail, and we are worried at what will emerge when the Government ... More >>
Methyl Bromide Ban Needed Now
Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 3:55 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is calling for the use of methyl bromide to be completely banned in New Zealand as evidence mounts that it puts worker health and safety at serious risk. Methyl bromide is used for the pre-export fumigation of logs. More >>
ACC cuts undermine fairness of compensation scheme
Monday, 18 January 2010, 4:08 pm | Council of Trade Unions
Information that ACC is targeting “high-cost” clients with a view to reducing costs of the scheme is a worrying prospect for all present and future claimants, said CTU President Helen Kelly. It is something that is also likely to increase if ... More >>
Christmas Message from the Pay Equity Challenge
Tuesday, 22 December 2009, 2:28 pm | Council of Trade Unions
Christmas is coming The goose is getting fat Please put a penny in the wo-man’s hat If you haven’t got a penny A ha’penny will do If you haven’t got a ha’penny Then God bless you. The Pay Equity Challenge Coalition says women of New Zealand ... More >>
Polytech Bill stifles workers’ voice
Friday, 18 December 2009, 11:55 am | Council of Trade Unions
The Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill which has passed its third reading in Parliament severs essential links that Polytechnics have with local communities and doesn’t recognise the knowledge that they have of their own communities’ educational ... More >>
Levies could and should increase by less
Friday, 11 December 2009, 10:29 am | Council of Trade Unions
The increases in ACC levies announced by ACC Minister Nick Smith could be even smaller if the Government funded ACC on the same pay-as-you-go basis as health and education, and put a great deal more focus on accident prevention, said CTU Economist and Policy ... More >>
Rest break Bill treats workers unfairly
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 4:46 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The changes introduced by the Government today to legislation providing entitlements to workers for rest and meal breaks are unnecessary and ignore the basis of the current provisions, said CTU President Helen Kelly. More >>
ACC: incentives for employers - risks for workers
Wednesday, 14 October 2009, 1:50 pm | Council of Trade Unions
Introducing safety incentives for employers’ ACC levies could be bad news for workers, said CTU President Helen Kelly in response to today’s announcement of proposed changes to New Zealand’s accident compensation scheme. More >>
Act Bill an attack on students
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 5:28 pm | Council of Trade Unions
“This Bill is a direct attack on the welfare of students,” says CTU President Helen Kelly. More >>
GDP figures add to mixed signals for workers
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 1:12 pm | Council of Trade Unions
GDP figures out today alongside other economic indicators are leading some commentators to say the recession is almost over. More >>
Balance of Payments: improvement good; reasons bad
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 2:48 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The improvement in the Balance of Payments to June 2009 is rare and to be welcomed. “It is most regrettable though that the improvement is almost all due to the difficulties that New Zealand faces in the current recession, and the level of international private ... More >>
Government should not contract with Telecom
Monday, 24 August 2009, 4:07 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions today called on the Government to halt any negotiations with Telecom over the roll out of broadband until Telecom agrees to treat its workers better. “The Government should not be doing business with Telecom while it is selling ... More >>
Boys club to review ACC
Friday, 7 August 2009, 2:17 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The announcement today by ACC Minister Nick Smith of the terms of reference and membership of the steering group for the stocktake of ACC is an insult to workers, women and the CTU, said CTU President Helen Kelly. “Workers, who rely on ACC for medical ... More >>
138,000 people out of work need action
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 12:15 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Government needs urgently to expand its programmes to counteract the largest quarterly rise in unemployment since 1988 and assist those hit, says the CTU. “In the current financial year the Government has spent $800 million on tax cuts but ... More >>
Prison officers need assurances, not just apology
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 3:58 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions today deplored the threatening of three corrections officers by ACT MP David Garrett as they made a submission to the Parliamentary Select Committee hearing on prison privatisation. Mr Garrett implied that the officers would not be ... More >>
