New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

Te Kauae Kaimahi

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi brings together over 350,000 New Zealand union members in 40 affiliated unions. We are the united voice for working people and their families in New Zealand.

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Six Years Of Work Wasted – Holidays Act Reform Now Years Away

Friday, 13 December 2024, 9:07 pm | NZCTU

After six years of work and tripartite agreement on the future of the Holidays Act, today the Minister has taken us back to the start. In doing so, she also appears to have taken protections for workers off the table. More >>

NZCTU Slams Government’s Ferry Fiasco

Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 3:55 pm | NZCTU

The ferries are reaching the end of their service life, and all we have been given another working group. The original project should never have been cancelled. More >>

NZCTU Urges Political Parties To Vote Down Extreme Anti-Worker Bill

Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 6:20 pm | NZCTU

The Bill currently before the House is in contradiction with our international commitments to provide workers the right to organise and collectively bargain, and to provide adequate protection to workers against acts of anti-union discrimination in employment. More >>

Marsden Fund Changes Will Undermine Prosperity And Social Cohesion

Thursday, 5 December 2024, 3:22 pm | NZCTU

“Humanities and social science research, which has been defunded by the Government, provides fundamental insights into how our society and culture works and how we can overcome the key challenges we face, from climate change to housing to inequality,” ... More >>

Govt’s Personal Grievance Changes Will Empower Bad Employers

Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 6:23 pm | NZCTU

“The Prime Minister and his cabinet continue to demonstrate that they are governing only for employers and couldn’t care less about the people who get up every day and go to work to keep this country running,” said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Acting ... More >>

Luxon Surrenders Worker Protections To ACT Party

Friday, 29 November 2024, 9:01 pm | NZCTU

The proposed policy excludes senior executives and specialists from unjustified dismissal protections, unless they negotiate these terms individually—an unrealistic option when employers hold the upper hand in employment agreement negotiations. More >>

RBNZ Data Highlights Weak Economy And Labour Market

Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 5:02 pm | NZCTU

Today’s announcement by the Reserve Bank shows that the economy will remain weak going into 2025, and that unemployment will continue to climb, said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Economist Craig Renney. More >>

Kinleith Mill Closure Shows Need For Industrial Strategy

Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 2:27 pm | NZCTU

The closure Kinleith mill in Tokoroa is not just devastating for the 230 workers and their families, it is another major blow to regional manufacturing in Aotearoa New Zealand, says NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff. More >>

Uniformed Defence Force Should Not Be Used As Strike Breakers

Thursday, 14 November 2024, 4:48 pm | NZCTU

“In a modern liberal democracy, any deployment of the armed forces in employment relations is a drastic step, and should be avoided at all costs,” said Wagstaff. More >>

Unemployment Rising Shows The Need For A Plan

Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 3:50 pm | NZCTU

Wages are also reflecting the softer labour market, with 37% of all workers seeing no pay rise, and 50% of workers seeing an annual pay rise less than the 3.8% increase in household costs reported yesterday. With the minimum wage rising by less than ... More >>

Govt Science Cuts Take NZ Even Further Backward

Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 2:03 pm | NZCTU

The Government talks about the need to tackle our poor productivity performance, and the need for a longer-term plan to arrest our decline, but their actions continue to take us in the opposite direction More >>

Monthly Employment Data Shows Weakness In Economy

Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 2:10 pm | NZCTU

There are 21,000 fewer filled jobs than this time last year, and the fall has been led by those starting out in work. There are 25,000 fewer jobs being filled by people aged 15-24 than a year ago. This data shows that right now, it’s a hard place to ... More >>

NZCTU Alarmed At Further Cuts To WorkSafe

Thursday, 24 October 2024, 1:26 pm | NZCTU

WorkSafe has been stripped down to its bare bones, throwing whatever they can to the so called ‘front line’ inspectorate, knowing full well that without a well-resourced support function, the inspectorate will be less effective. More >>

Workers Demonstrate Strength Of Union Power

Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 5:44 pm | NZCTU

We are proud of our movement for uniting together and sending this Government a strong message that will not back down and let them get away with their anti-worker and anti-Te Tiriti agenda. More >>

Unions To Hold Nationwide Day Of Action In Opposition To Govt’s Anti-worker Agenda

Monday, 21 October 2024, 4:14 pm | NZCTU

Workers have had a gutsful, and they won’t let the Government get away with it. This week thousands of workers across the country are standing together and saying they've had enough. More >>

Government Must Support Workers Following Smithfield Closure

Friday, 18 October 2024, 2:17 pm | NZCTU

The trend we are seeing in terms of the loss of manufacturing jobs in regional communities is going to have a long-term negative impact on regional economic development and on the health and wellbeing of whānau and communities. More >>

Falling Inflation Reflects A Falling Economy

Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 11:38 am | NZCTU

“The data shows that petrol prices fell 8% annually, and vegetable prices fell 18% annually. These reflect both softer global demand and a return to normal harvests after Cyclone Gabrielle. Prices for discretionary spending items such as furniture, ... More >>