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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.
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions - Latest News [Page 2]
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 >>
OCR Decision A Welcome Relief For Working People
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 3:01 pm | NZCTU
“The Reserve Bank has been forced into a significant cut because the economy has failed to fire. Weak consumer spending, weak business investment, weak house prices, and a weakening labour market all put our economic recovery at risk.” More >>
Te Whatu Ora Report Raises Important Questions For Ministers
Friday, 4 October 2024, 2:53 pm | NZCTU
The report states that $2bn of ‘savings’ are now targeted in health, just in this fiscal year (p.57). That’s a huge potential cut and is clearly not possible from just efficiencies. More >>
Gender Pay Gap Not Closing – NZCTU Data
Friday, 27 September 2024, 1:29 pm | NZCTU
When women’s work is devalued and underpaid, women live in poverty, and so do their children. The ripples of childhood poverty last whole lives. There is no justification for perpetuating inequality by failing to act to raise women’s pay. More >>
Trade Deal Is No Deal For Workers
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 12:43 pm | NZCTU
We don’t currently know the real value of the deal. No National Impact Analysis or economic analysis has been made public. More >>
Government’s Desperate Decree To Stop Public Servants Working From Home Won’t Work
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 12:12 pm | NZCTU
Despite the Government doing its best to portray itself as modern, innovative thinkers, this decree demonstrates that in reality they don’t understand the value of a modern, positive, high-trust workplace culture. More >>
GDP Numbers Show Economic Worries Are Real And Need A Solution
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 11:32 am | NZCTU
The fact that we are back again in economic decline should be of real concern to those in charge of the economy, and should cause a rethink. More >>
Government Should Intervene To Protect Local Manufacturing Jobs
Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 10:46 am | NZCTU
“It’s devastating that so soon after the news about the Ruapehu mills, we are now seeing another pulp and paper mill go under, and around 75 job losses,” said Wagstaff. More >>
NZCTU Slams Govt For Failing Mill Workers
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:20 am | NZCTU
NZCTU criticises the Government for neglecting to save 300 jobs in Ruapehu after Winstone Pulp International's mill closures, highlighting regional economic impacts and the need for proactive support. More >>
Government Cuts To Pay Parity Don’t Help Children
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:17 pm | NZCTU
All teachers deserve to be paid fairly. We have a shortage of qualified early childhood staff in Aotearoa and are already losing teachers overseas. Reducing pay and conditions for relief teachers won’t make that problem any better. More >>
NZCTU Urge National And NZ First To Block ACT’s Anti-worker Agenda
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 9:45 pm | NZCTU
Despite what the Minister is claiming, the Bill could actually make life more uncertain for employees and employers by exposing more workers. More >>
Millions Wasted On Treaty Principles Bill
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 9:26 am | NZCTU
Calculations undertaken by the NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi show that the Government will have wasted millions of dollars to take the already failed Treaty Principles Bill forward. “This Bill is already dead, yet it keeps taking investment away from bigger ... More >>
Minister Must Listen To Court’s Uber Ruling And Abandon Contractor Reform
Monday, 26 August 2024, 1:02 pm | NZCTU
The Minister must listen to the judgement of the Court of Appeal and recognise the rights of workers to have cases heard in the courts. There is now no excuse to pursue her unethical plans for contractor reform. More >>
Human Rights Review Confirms Widespread Migrant Worker Exploitation
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 10:31 am | NZCTU
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling on the Government to take immediate action to end migrant worker exploitation in Aotearoa following the release of the Human Rights Commission review of the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) scheme. More >>
Reserve Bank Forecasts A Year Of Recession And Higher Unemployment
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 3:38 pm | NZCTU
It's time to change track. While the fall in interest rates will be provide relief for some, there is a bleak future ahead for working people and the economy unless we change economic direction. More >>
NZCTU Submit In Opposition To Charter Schools
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 11:23 am | NZCTU
“The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi strongly opposes the reintroduction of charter schools in the education system and calls on the Government to withdraw this dangerous bill,” said Acting NZCTU Secretary Erin Polaczuk. More >>
Inflation Data Shows Cost-of-living Challenges Continue
Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 2:30 pm | NZCTU
This data is also weaker than expected – suggesting problems within the wider economy. It supports other data which implies that we might be heading back into falls in economic output. More >>
19 Organisations Send Brooke Van Velden Open Letter Calling For Engineered Stone Ban
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 8:00 am | NZCTU
Unions, public health experts and health & safety specialists have today released an open letter sent to Minister for Workplace Relations & Safety Brooke van Velden calling on the Government to follow Australia’s world-leading example & ban the ... More >>
