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Skill development for workers too weak
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 12:10 pm | NZCTU
Tertiary Education Strategy: skill development for workers too weak The CTU believes that the Government’s Tertiary Education Strategy released today should have a stronger focus on supporting workers to develop skills that will provide more secure ... More >>
Contribution made to Charanpreet Singh Dhaliwal’s family
Friday, 20 December 2013, 11:48 am | NZCTU
Contribution made to Charanpreet Singh Dhaliwal’s family "Following the very tragic death of Charanpreet Singh Dhaliwal, the Sikh community in Auckland has continued to work with the representatives of Fulton Hogan and the Amalgamated Workers Union ... More >>
NZCTU President Speech to Labour Party Conference
Saturday, 2 November 2013, 2:35 pm | NZCTU
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā kārangaranga maha o ngā mata waka, me ngā momo tāngata katoa o te hui nei. Tēnā koutou katoa. More >>
Government must do more on Jobs
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 9:25 am | NZCTU
“With 245,400 people recorded as jobless in the latest Household Labour Force Survey there is no room for complacency on unemployment,” says Peter Conway, CTU Secretary. More >>
NZ Football urged to speak out against slave labour
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 10:50 am | NZCTU
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions has asked New Zealand Football to speak out against inhuman conditions for workers building infrastructure for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, says CTU General Counsel, Jeff Sissons. More >>
More Needs To Be Done For Kiwi Jobs From Govt Procurement
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 12:18 pm | NZCTU
CTU Media Release 24 April 2013 More Needs To Be Done For Kiwi Jobs From Government Procurement In response to the release today from the Government of streamlined procurement rules, the CTU says that there is more to be done to back Kiwi workers to be employed ... More >>
Third Forest Death a Tragedy
Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 9:34 am | NZCTU
Third Forest Death a Tragedy “News that another forestry worker was killed in Rotorua yesterday is an absolute tragedy and brings the toll this year alone to 3 with another 4 workers seriously harmed. It also shows that the new forestry standards ... More >>
Forestry Death Renews Calls For Inquiry Into Industry
Monday, 14 January 2013, 12:28 pm | NZCTU
CTU Media Release 14 January 2013 Forestry Death Renews Calls For Inquiry Into Industry The CTU is renewing its call for an inquiry into the forestry industry after the death of a 19 year old forestry worker last week. Helen Kelly, CTU President says ... More >>
Unions ask the tough questions about the TPPA
Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 9:04 am | NZCTU
Unions represented in Auckland for the 15th round of negotiations for the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) say that what they have observed leaves them highly concerned at the direction of the agreement. More >>
Being fired for union membership is disgraceful
Monday, 10 December 2012, 9:19 am | NZCTU
The story today that Vice President of Equity Todd Rippon was dismissed by a Lord of the Rings tour guide for being a union official in the union Actors Equity, is something the Prime Minister, including in his capacity as Tourism Minister, needs ... More >>
Attitude to Workers Key To Pike Report
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 8:56 am | NZCTU
NZCTU Media Statement 6th November Attitude to Workers Key To Pike Report The CTU is calling on the Government to recognise that an overriding theme of the Pike River report released yesterday is that workers need rights and voice, protected by Government, ... More >>
Strong Reaction to ILO Mission Eviction from Fiji
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 9:57 am | NZCTU
Concern is mounting about the shock decision by the Fijian Government to order an International Labour Organisation (ILO) mission out of the country. More >>
Government must clarify right to sue clause
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 9:14 am | NZCTU
CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg calls on the government to clarify its position on giving foreign investors the right to sue the government. Statements by the Minister of Trade Negotiations that the government will not compromise New Zealand’s right ... More >>
Government Takes A Knife To Youth Income In Youth Week
Friday, 25 May 2012, 3:24 pm | NZCTU
The youth union movement, Stand Up, which represents young union members is dumbfounded at the Government’s decision to pick on young low paid workers and students as a means to fill the hole in the Government’s books, created by fiscally irresponsible ... More >>
CTU backs campaign for a Living Wage
Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 11:11 am | NZCTU
CTU welcomes the campaign for a living wage launched today by the Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota. More >>
CTU Asks What Is The Transport Minister Withholding On Ports
Friday, 23 March 2012, 1:58 pm | NZCTU
CTU Media Release 23 March 2012 CTU Asks What Is The Transport Minister Withholding On Ports Of Auckland The Council of Trade Unions is calling on Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee to tell Aucklanders what information he is withholding on the Ports ... More >>
International Union Solidarity With Auckland Port Workers
Monday, 12 March 2012, 11:55 am | NZCTU
The solidarity shown by the people of Auckland at the rally on Saturday and the international support from maritime workers has resulted in a significant victory with a new position advised by Maersk today. Helen Kelly, CTU President, says, “this dispute is now ... More >>
Risk of increases in ‘working poor’ from National’s policies
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 4:26 pm | NZCTU
“National’s policy to get 46, 000 people off benefits provides no answers about where the jobs are coming from or any recognition about how tough it is for people in the job market right now” said CTU welfare spokesperson Eileen Brown. The policy ... More >>
Welcome to our newest union - FIRST Union
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 2:35 pm | NZCTU
Helen Kelly, CTU President, welcomes the country’s newest union FIRST Union, launched today. “I want to offer congratulations on the amalgamation of two strong unions and warmly welcome FIRST Union, launched today. Combining 23,000 workers from the ... More >>
Families have to spend more on essentials
Monday, 10 October 2011, 12:45 pm | NZCTU
The results of the review of the Consumer Price Index announced today by Statistics New Zealand shows that households are spending more on the unavoidable essentials – food, rent, electricity – while other important expenditure like transport ... More >>
