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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 20]
Global Day of Workplace Action to Climate-Proof Our Work
Friday, 21 June 2019, 2:22 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
On June 26 working people from New Zealand and around the world are taking climate action. More >>
Economy steady but need to prepare for change
Thursday, 20 June 2019, 1:16 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"The GDP figures out this morning confirm that the economy is growing steadily and doing well compared to other OECD countries," says Richard Wagstaff, President of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. More >>
Government supports collective bargaining for film and screen
Thursday, 13 June 2019, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Joint media release from The NZ Council of Trade Unions, Equity NZ and NZ Writers Guild More >>
CTU welcomes initiative to progress discussions in education
Saturday, 1 June 2019, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU has welcomed the statement from Education Minister Chris Hipkins inviting the NZEI and PPTA to meet with him and senior Ministry officials to discuss the issues preventing a settlement of the current industrial dispute. More >>
CTU welcomes Wellbeing Budget as a good start
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming the concept of a Wellbeing Budget "We certainly believe that a budget which focuses on meaningful measures to ensure the lives of all New Zealanders are better, is a good idea," CTU President Richard ... More >>
Relaxing of borrowing constraint welcome, but more needed
Thursday, 23 May 2019, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"The announcement by the Minister of Finance that the Government was moving from a rigid 20% debt target to a range between 15% and 25% is welcome," CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg says. "At a time when interest rates are low it makes absolute sense ... More >>
Vote Health needs an extra $1.3 billion just to stand still
Thursday, 23 May 2019, 10:29 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Bill Rosenberg, Economist and Policy Director for the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (CTU) and Lyndon Keene, Director of Policy and Research, for the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) have conducted a detailed analysis of what ... More >>
PTOM fix a welcome reform of a ridiculous system
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 11:01 am | Council of Trade Unions
Minister Twyford’s announcement this morning of reform of the Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM) will be a timely fix for bad legislation that has cost jobs and pay for drivers and left public transport systems broken says New Zealand Council ... More >>
New lawyers union calls for change in the legal sector
Monday, 20 May 2019, 8:17 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Aotearoa Legal Workers’ Union (ALWU) launches today to advocate for all legal workers and to improve working conditions for junior lawyers in the legal sector. More >>
Auckland rail workers suspended; an employer trend?
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 9:21 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sam Huggard is calling on Auckland Transport, part of Auckland Council to intervene, and "remove the suspensions which are preventing the people who keep Auckland’s trains safe, from doing their work." 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 >>
Just Transition Summit
Thursday, 9 May 2019, 11:13 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"There is no question that we all must take urgent action in order to address climate change, together we can prevent further damage to our planet," CTU Secretary Sam Huggard said from today’s Just Transition summit in Taranaki. More >>
Welfare report offers hope - CTU
Friday, 3 May 2019, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Today’s Welfare Expert Advisory Group report Whakamana Tāngata provides clear recognition that our welfare system was broken and needed overhauling, the Council of Trade Unions said today. More >>
Employment Court decision will have a wide impact
Friday, 3 May 2019, 10:29 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Postal Workers Union of Aotearoa welcomes the decision of the Employment Court received yesterday that finds that the compulsory overtime provision applying to delivery workers in the NZ Post Collective Agreement is unlawful and unenforceable. More >>
Union leaders arrested by Fijian authorities
Wednesday, 1 May 2019, 8:04 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is calling on the Fijian Government to urgently release the Trade Union officials currently being detained. More >>
CTU calls for resolution of doctors strike
Wednesday, 1 May 2019, 4:56 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions says it’s in everyone’s interest that there is a swift resolution to the long running industrial dispute between resident doctors and District Health Boards (DHBs). More >>
CTU concerned by research findings in tertiary sector
Wednesday, 1 May 2019, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is concerned by some of the findings in a ‘State of the Public Tertiary Education Sector Survey’ released today by the Tertiary Education Union Te Hautū Kahurangi (TEU). More >>
May Day; outlook improving for working Kiwis
Wednesday, 1 May 2019, 9:19 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
May 1 is International Workers Day on May 6 a number of significant employment law changes will come into effect making life better for working New Zealanders. More >>
Bus drivers to get breaks thanks to MOU
Tuesday, 30 April 2019, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"Today’s announcement of an agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between government, unions, and employers is a hugely positive step in getting the buses moving on time while ensuring drivers are getting the breaks they are entitled ... More >>
Workers Memorial Day - April 28
Saturday, 27 April 2019, 1:54 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
All around the globe events will be occurring to mark Workers Memorial Day to remember those who were killed at work. More >>
