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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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
NZCTU Presents Briefing For The Incoming Government
Monday, 27 November 2023, 9:20 am | NZCTU
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions has today provided its briefing for the incoming government. NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff said since 2017, the country has made significant progress on a range of economic and social issues. ... More >>
Unions To Hold Government To Account Over Persistent Pay Gap
Sunday, 26 November 2023, 2:55 pm | NZCTU
November 26 marks the day women effectively begin working for free, say the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. NZCTU National Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges said that despite continued wage growth and low unemployment, the pay gap for women ... More >>
NZCTU Supports The 65,000 Care Workers Impacted By Pay Equity Claim
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 4:34 pm | NZCTU
The NZCTU strongly supports unions, including the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi, E tū, National Union of Public Employees, and New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa, in filing a second pay ... More >>
NZCTU Calls On Supie Investors To Pay Up
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 2:18 pm | NZCTU
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is calling on investors in Supie to do the right thing and pay the company’s workers the money they are owed. Workers at Supie were reportedly advised yesterday that the company had gone into voluntary administration ... More >>
National’s ‘Pension Tax’ – Would Need To Save Extra $200 A Fortnight To Make Up For Losing Two Years Of Superannuation
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 6:22 pm | NZCTU
Fresh analysis by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions has revealed that New Zealanders under the age of 44 would face an effective ‘Pension Tax’ of up to $200 a fortnight if National forms the next government. NZCTU Economist Craig Renney ... More >>
National’s Reverse Robin Hood Tax Plan Enriches Mega Landlords By Hundreds Of Millions
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 6:49 pm | NZCTU
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions analysis has revealed that a select group of landlords would be made tax-cut millionaires if Christopher Luxon’s landlord tax breaks are delivered after 14 October. NZCTU Economist Craig Renney said “National ... More >>
National’s Fiscal Plan Continues Attack On Low Income Households
Friday, 29 September 2023, 3:36 pm | NZCTU
National has finally released its fiscal plan after much delay and it reveals a plan to cut the incomes and essential public services the poorest New Zealanders rely on, just so they can pay for tax cuts for landlords and the well-off, says NZCTU ... More >>
WorkSafe Job Losses Another Reminder Of Risks To Public Services This Election
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 2:34 pm | NZCTU
Working people will bear the brunt of WorkSafe’s proposal for a deep and wide restructuring that was announced today said the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. “Reducing WorkSafe’s capacity and capability is the wrong thing to be undertaking ... More >>
Stronger Than Expected GDP Underlines Confidence In Economy
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 12:15 pm | NZCTU
The economy is in stronger than expected shape, with official figures showing GDP growing at an annual rate of 3.2% says NZCTU Economist Craig Renney. “The June quarter result is an encouraging sign of the underlying strength of the economy,” ... More >>
National Party Cuts – Front Line Services in the Firing Line
Sunday, 10 September 2023, 6:24 pm | NZCTU
The National Party has identified nearly $2.5bn of cuts to public services to pay for its tax programme, but an analysis by the CTU shows that this includes services many New Zealanders would consider front-line, says CTU Economist and Director of ... More >>
Donations Open For 'Luxon: Out Of Touch' Campaign Due To Public Demand
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 11:43 am | NZCTU
The NZCTU has launched a fundraiser for those wanting to contribute to their election campaign. Since launching their campaign on Monday, the NZCTU has been inundated with support from members of the public who are concerned by what’s at stake this ... More >>
Christopher Luxon Is Out Of Touch
Monday, 4 September 2023, 5:25 am | NZCTU
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions has launched its 2023 election campaign focused on why a National-led government will leave working people worse off. “Christopher Luxon and National will take New Zealand backwards and working ... More >>
Working For Free For Seven Weeks – The Gender Pay Gap Is Not Closing Fast Enough
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 10:11 am | NZCTU
There has been disappointingly little progress in closing the gender pay gap in the last year despite continued low unemployment, wage growth, and strong labour demand says NZCTU Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges following the release of labour ... More >>
Proposed Additional Paid Parental Leave Offer Welcomed
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 12:19 pm | NZCTU
The Labour Party campaign pledge to increase the level of paid parental leave is welcome news for thousands of expectant parents says NZCTU Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges. “Offering an additional 4 weeks of paid leave for the non-primary partner will ... More >>
Pay Transparency Announcement A Win For Workers, Say Unions
Friday, 11 August 2023, 9:24 am | NZCTU
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions welcomes today’s announcement on progressing pay transparency in New Zealand. This morning, Minister for Women Jan Tinetti and Associate Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Priyanca Radhakrishnan, announced ... More >>
Unemployment Data Continues To Show Stronger Economy
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 11:24 am | NZCTU
Today Statistics New Zealand released data showing the labour market holding strong, with unemployment at 3.6% and record numbers of people in work, working a record number of hours. NZCTU Economist Craig Renney said “There are 113,000 more people ... More >>
