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CTU Statement On Lyttleton Port Death
Monday, 25 April 2022, 4:40 pm | NZCTU
The death of a MUNZ member at Lyttleton Port today is a tragedy and serves as further evidence of the urgent need of an inquiry into port safety in New Zealand, says CTU President Richard Wagstaff. "Today's tragedy comes merely 6 days after the death ... More >>
COVID And Bullying Hit Workplaces Hard, Huge Support For Increased Sick Leave - CTU 2021 Work Life Survey
Monday, 18 January 2021, 5:39 am | NZCTU
New data from the CTU’s annual work life survey shows a snapshot of working people’s experiences and outlook heading out of 2020 and into the new year. Concerningly 42% of respondents cite workplace bullying as an issue in their workplace - a number ... More >>
Big business attacks the low paid
Tuesday, 14 May 2019, 9:22 am | NZCTU
Access Community Health’s decision to suspend approximately 40 contact centre workers and coordinators taking part in a partial strike is draconian and reflects badly on their reputation, says NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff. More >>
Historic day as caregivers offered equal pay settlement
Tuesday, 18 April 2017, 4:17 pm | NZCTU
Unions representing care and support workers are pleased to be jointly announcing with government a proposed equal pay settlement to 55,000 workers across the aged residential, disability and home support sectors. More >>
Holidays Act underpayment of workers raised on global stage
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 10:41 am | NZCTU
CTU President Richard Wagstaff addressed the International Labour Organisation (the United Nations agency for work and employment) today at 8 pm New Zealand time to focus global attention on the New Zealand government’s failure to protect working ... More >>
TPPA: a missed opportunity to value working people
Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 4:07 pm | NZCTU
Tomorrow’s signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is a missed opportunity to value the contribution of working people, not just in New Zealand but in all the countries who sign on. CTU Policy Director and Economist Bill Rosenberg ... More >>
TPPA is bad for LGBTI people: don’t sign
Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 3:25 pm | NZCTU
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) union activists are urging the Government not to sign the TPPA. More >>
Fall in unemployment welcome but more still needs to be done
Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 12:12 pm | NZCTU
“The fall in official unemployment from 6.0 to 5.3 percent is welcome,” says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg, “but the unfortunate fact is that the economy is still not creating enough jobs to match the increase in the working age population, ... More >>
Workers are certainly concerned about wages, Minister
Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 2:17 pm | NZCTU
The government may not be concerned about workers not getting a fair share, but workers themselves certainly are, the Council of Trade Unions said today. More >>
Protest Vigil at National Party conference tomorrow
Saturday, 25 July 2015, 8:38 pm | NZCTU
There will be a vigil outside the National Party conference tomorrow morning to protest the Government's Health and Safety Reform Bill. More >>
Governments own statistics show no leadership on jobs
Wednesday, 6 May 2015, 1:04 pm | NZCTU
Workers are concerned with the Labour Market figures, released today by Statistics New Zealand, which show that the Government isn’t doing enough to create jobs for New Zealanders. More >>
Will the Government’s 2015 budget focus on child poverty?
Monday, 4 May 2015, 12:11 pm | NZCTU
Workers support the thousands of Kiwis who have already signed a petition calling on the Government to focus on child poverty in the 2015 Budget which will be released on 21 May. More >>
Government has let quarry workers down
Friday, 17 April 2015, 2:13 pm | NZCTU
Unions are dismayed at the second death of a worker in a quarry within less than a month. “Our hearts go out to the families and co-workers of Scott Baldwin, who was killed on 19 March in South Timaru, and the yet-unnamed worker, who died yesterday ... More >>
Movie industry fails workers
Wednesday, 8 April 2015, 7:17 pm | NZCTU
Workers in New Zealand’s movie making industry are earning poverty wages. Three-quarters of the 12,600 jobs earned less than $13,200 in 2013 according to new statistics released by Statistics New Zealand today. More >>
NZ-Korea agreement weak on trade
Monday, 23 March 2015, 3:27 pm | NZCTU
Workers are questioning what the benefits will be of the recently confirmed free trade agreement with South Korea. More >>
Pay gap between men and women growing
Friday, 3 October 2014, 3:00 pm | NZCTU
The annual New Zealand Income survey has been released today and provides clear evidence that the gap in the average wage is widening between what men and women in New Zealand are earning. “The fact that there is a difference between what men and women are ... More >>
Falling economic growth – wage rises overdue
Thursday, 18 September 2014, 12:30 pm | NZCTU
“The lower GDP growth in the three months to June is further evidence that growth has peaked. New Zealand’s economy is on the way down to mediocre growth rates,” says CTU economist Bill Rosenberg. “Yet wage rises are still weak with 43% of wage ... More >>
CTU Urges Reserve Bank Not to Raise Interest Rates
Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 9:29 am | NZCTU
The Council of Trade Unions is calling on the Reserve Bank not to raise interest rates on Thursday. “Another rise in interest rates will raise the dollar further, striking another blow at high value manufacturing industries who are exporting or ... More >>
30 Years since Trades Hall Bombing in Wellington
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 8:52 am | NZCTU
March 27 marks the 30th anniversary of the Trades Hall bombing in Wellington. The bomb killed Ernie Abbort President of the Wellington Caretakers and Cleaners Union. No one has ever been charged with Ernie’s murder. More >>
Who is going to benefit from GDP growth?
Thursday, 20 March 2014, 12:07 pm | NZCTU
“Yes, there is growth in the economy, but the big question now is who will benefit from it”, says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg. “The 0.9 percent growth in the three months to December 2013 was about what was expected, but we have yet to see the results ... More >>
