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Proposed Holiday Act Changes Undermine Workers’ Entitlements
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling on the Government to not reduce worker entitlements in their review of the Holidays Act. More >>
NZCTU Calls On Wellington Councillors To Vote Against Airport Privatisation
Friday, 17 May 2024, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff backs the thinking of 74% of Wellingtonians in rejecting the airport privatisation. More >>
NZCTU Welcomes Corporate Manslaughter Bill Introduction
Sunday, 28 April 2024, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff is calling on all political parties to support the new Member’s Bill from Labour’s workplace relations and safety spokesperson Camilla Belich MP that would ensure negligent companies are held accountable when their employees ... More >>
CTU Co-hosting NZ Premiere Of Award-winning Documentary Film, UNION
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 9:34 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Film Premiere screenings will be held in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin on 30th April at 6pm. The largest screening will be held in the Wellington at the Embassy Theatre. More >>
Inflation Data Shows Need For A Plan On Climate And Population
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Data today shows headline CPI inflation at 4%, continuing the fall begun in March 2023. Rises are concentrated in particular sectors – especially services. This data also shows that that the minimum wage increase will be half the rate of inflation ... More >>
Unions Deliver MPs Petition To Stop Real Terms Cuts To The Minimum Wage
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 4:20 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Today a delegation from the union movement delivered a petition of nearly 9,000 people calling on the Government to commit to annual minimum wage increases that keep up with rising costs. “This Government is effectively cutting the wages of ... More >>
Budget Policy Statement Still Missing In Action
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Government has released its Budget Policy Statement today, showing worsening economic forecasts with inflation falling more quickly than expected, caused by unemployment rising and growth stalling. However, the statement lacks information on what the ... More >>
CTU To Support Uber Drivers Rallying For Basic Workers’ Rights
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 6:18 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
This case is relevant not only to gig or platform workers, but to all working people. All workers who have been misclassified as contractors have the right to test their employment status in court. More >>
Workers Should Worry About New Threat To Workplace Protections In Minister’s Speech
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Minister Brooke van Velden’s speech to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce last night is another alarming sign of the Government’s low regard for workers’ basic rights. “The Minister appeared to endorse proposals that would strip workers of essential ... More >>
CTU: Govt Must Commit To Follow Australia’s Lead On Pay Gap Reporting
Friday, 8 March 2024, 11:56 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
In 2023, the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women, acting as New Zealand’s Pay Transparency Advisory Group, recommended that a mandatory reporting system be adopted to help lower the ethnic and gender pay gap and increase transparency. ... More >>
CTU Has Informed EU Of Free Trade Agreement Labour Law Breach
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 10:29 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU has sent a letter to the European Commissioner of Trade to bring his attention to New Zealand’s disregard of its obligations under the Trade and Sustainable Development chapter of the NZ–EU FTA by the Government’s repeal of Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs). ... More >>
ACC Cuts Will Put The Health Of New Zealanders At Risk
Friday, 1 March 2024, 9:57 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
In response to news that ACC plans to cut operational spending by 6.5%, CTU President Richard Wagstaff is calling on the Minister of Finance to prioritise the protection of essential services over irresponsible tax cuts. “These sweeping cuts at ACC ... More >>
Govt Must Regulate To Protect Migrant Workers On Work Visas From Exploitation
Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The NZ Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling on Government to regulate greater protections for migrant workers including decoupling work visas from single employers, and for a comprehensive review into the policy settings of the Accredited ... More >>
Child Poverty Data Shows Govt Must Take Action
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff is calling on the Government to take action on poverty and the cost of living, in response to new data released today showing an increase in child poverty rates. The number of children living in poverty increased ... More >>
Productivity Commission Report Shows Need For Income Insurance At Redundancy
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 11:53 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Productivity Commission report released today on the impact that redundancy has on New Zealand workers shows the need for the protection that income insurance provides, said CTU President Richard Wagstaff The report, using a detailed study ... More >>
Govt’s Failure To Fund New Interislander Ferries Example Of Short-term Thinking
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 3:39 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The decision to not fund the purchase of new Interislander ferries shows the Minister of Finance is out of her depth, said NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff. “The failure to adequately fund the purchase of the new ferries is an example of this Government’s ... More >>
Govt Must Deliver Increases To Minimum Wage That Keep Up With Inflation
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff is calling on the Government to deliver minimum wage increases that keep up with rising costs, in response to new inflation data released by Stats NZ today. The data shows that food and housing prices have risen ... More >>
NZCTU Calls On The Government To Protect Frontline Public Services
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 11:15 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
NZCTU Economist Craig Renney is calling on Finance Minister Hon. Nicola Willis to scrap her plan to cut frontline services after she acknowledged today that this is likely to happen. “In September last year, the CTU showed the areas that were at ... More >>
NZCTU Disappointed With Disestablishment Of Regional Skills Leadership Groups
Friday, 26 January 2024, 10:30 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff said he was disappointed in the Government’s short-sighted decision to shut down the Regional Skills Leadership Groups (RSLGs), saying it is further evidence of the Government’s lack of a strategy when it comes ... More >>
Govt Must Ban Engineered Stone To Protect Workers’ Health
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 10:35 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is once again advancing its call for a total ban on engineered stone in Aotearoa New Zealand. They are urging Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden to listen to unions, academics, industry ... More >>
