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Job Cuts Will Severely Compromise ACC Services
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 4:11 pm | NZCTU
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is dismayed at the announcement that there will be 300 jobs cut at ACC. More >>
Axing Of Pay Equity Taskforce Will Entrench Inequities For Working Women
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 9:49 am | NZCTU
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is deeply disappointed by confirmation of the Public Service Commission that the Pay Equity Taskforce will be disestablished. More >>
NZCTU Condemns Contractor Reform As Fundamental Attack On Workers’ Rights
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 9:14 am | NZCTU
Minister for Workplace Relations, Brooke van Velden, has instructed her officials to begin work on preventing workers misclassified as contractors from challenging their employment status in the courts. More >>
NZCTU: Interislander Grounding A Warning For The Future
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 1:59 pm | NZCTU
These are aging ships that require more intensive repair and maintenance – as we discovered last year when the Kaiarahi service was canceled for days. It's beyond time that they were replaced with safe and efficient ferries. More >>
NZCTU Slams Govt Cutting Disabled Workers Wages As Disgraceful
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 5:38 pm | NZCTU
The NZCTU is slamming a decision by the Government in Budget 2024 to cut a programme which ensured that disabled workers are paid the minimum wage. More >>
New Zealand Not In Better Health After Budget 2024
Monday, 17 June 2024, 6:50 pm | NZCTU
Budget 2025 will present another opportunity to address the shortages being generated by this Budget. The Coalition Government needs to take that opportunity to invest properly in health services and health workforces," said Renney. More >>
Review An Opportunity To Strengthen Workplace Health And Safety
Friday, 14 June 2024, 3:21 pm | NZCTU
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff is calling on Minister Brooke van Velden to ensure that her review of workplace health and safety puts the voices of workers front and centre. More >>
NZCTU: Budget At A Glance 2024
Friday, 31 May 2024, 4:57 am | NZCTU
Budget 2024 fails the most important tests More >>
Budget 2024 Fails To Deliver Investment That New Zealanders Need
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 4:07 pm | NZCTU
Budget 2024 is placing this governments ideological wants before real New Zealanders' needs. “Tax cuts and spending cuts are favoured over addressing the cost-of-living crisis and delivering the investments that New Zealanders need," said NZCTU Economist ... More >>
NZCTU Launch Project To Set Out Alternative Vision For Aotearoa
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 6:25 pm | NZCTU
A long-term project that will set out an alternative vision for Aotearoa that looks beyond the narrow confines of the policy straight jacket adopted by successive governments. More >>
Union Movement To Launch New Three-year Project
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 2:02 pm | NZCTU
Led by the NZCTU, this project will bring together the union movement and progressive communities in Aotearoa to develop an inspiring alternative vision for the future of Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
NZCTU Calls On Govt To Reverse Disestablishment Of Pay Equity Taskforce
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 5:10 pm | NZCTU
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges is calling on the Government to reverse their decision to disestablish the Pay Equity Taskforce team, as it will result in gender and ethnic pay disparities persisting as pay equity claims go unaddressed. More >>
Unemployment Data Shows Need For Govt To Act Now
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 2:00 pm | NZCTU
NZCTU Economist Craig Renney said new data released by Statistics New Zealand shows the need for Government to act now, with unemployment rising from 3.4% to 4.3%. More >>
Unions Celebrate May Day During Tough Time For Working People
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:13 am | NZCTU
On International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi and the wider union movement are celebrating the proud history of the labour movement during a tough time for working people. More >>
NZCTU Stands In Solidarity With Myanmar Community In Opposition To Junta Visit
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 3:46 pm | NZCTU
Today NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff was to join the Myanmar community at a rally outside MFAT’s Lambton Quay offices at 12.15pm, in opposition to the attendance of officials from the illegal Myanmar military junta at today’s ASEAN-NZ dialogue ... More >>
Myanmar Community Leading Rally At Parliament In Opposition To Junta Visit
Monday, 8 April 2024, 10:27 pm | NZCTU
Local Myanmar community organisations are leading a rally at Parliament in opposition to the Myanmar military junta joining the ASEAN-NZ Dialogue meeting scheduled for 18-19 April in Wellington. More >>
NZCTU Statement On Fa’anānā Efeso Collins
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 10:56 am | NZCTU
The union movement is sending its love and condolences to the family of Fa’anānā Efeso Collins, said NZCTU President, Richard Wagstaff, today. “We are heartbroken for Efeso’s whānau, friends and community,” said Wagstaff. “This news is devastating. ... 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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
