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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 25]
More jobs, but they still need to be better paid
Wednesday, 2 May 2018, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"It’s good to see more jobs," says CTU President Richard Wagstaff. "But the growth in wages is just happening too slowly." More >>
Input of working people key to safer workplaces
Friday, 27 April 2018, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff says he is optimistic seeing working people at the centre of the Government’s Health and Safety at Work Strategy consultation document released today. More >>
Petroleum industry needs to get on with a just transition
Friday, 13 April 2018, 9:37 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions said today that it was heartened by yesterday’s announcement from the Government of a just transition for those in the oil and gas industries, but disappointed that the petroleum industry appears unwilling to face facts. CTU ... More >>
No surprise that Kiwis value our teachers
Wednesday, 11 April 2018, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions said today that new research published by NZEI Te Riu Roa and the PPTA that 83 percent of Kiwis think teachers need a pay rise is in line with feedback from union membership on the value of our public services and the people ... More >>
Kiwis should be able to choose to make work better together
Wednesday, 11 April 2018, 1:20 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions today presented to the Education and Workforce Select Committee on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill, in support of giving New Zealanders back the ability to improve workplaces together. CTU President Richard Wagstaff said ... More >>
Economic diversification for Taranaki
Friday, 6 April 2018, 3:27 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) welcomed the announcement today by Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones of the Taranaki Action Plan, as an example of a more diverse and sustainable future for New Zealand’s regions. CTU Secretary Sam ... More >>
CTU releases comprehensive analysis of ERA Bill
Wednesday, 4 April 2018, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) has today released their comprehensive submission on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill. CTU President Richard Wagstaff says the bill is a step in the right direction to restore balance in employment relations. More >>
Minimum wage boost sending the right signals
Monday, 2 April 2018, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"Everyone deserves to be paid decently for the work they do," says CTU President Richard Wagstaff, "and Sunday’s 75c boost in the minimum wage is a good step towards better valuing working people." More >>
Hospital rot uncovers need to reassess government funding
Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff today said the mould that has been rotting the walls inside Counties Manukau District Health Board (CMDHB) buildings for the last six years is just one example of the urgent need for Government ... More >>
Unions ready to start just transition to low carbon economy
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 11:10 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sam Huggard welcomed the announcement today of Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods that the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) would be facilitating a tripartite approach with workers, business ... More >>
CTU supports better valuing District Health Board nurses
Monday, 26 March 2018, 2:40 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff said today that he was standing beside members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) who had returned a ‘no’ vote on their latest collective agreement offer. Mr Wagstaff said that it was in ... More >>
Latest economic figures show commentary out of step
Thursday, 15 March 2018, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff said that the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures out today showed economic anxiety from some business leaders is a political response, rather than one grounded in evidence. More >>
Your chance to decide what’s fair - Tax Working Group
Wednesday, 14 March 2018, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sam Huggard says participation by working people and users of public services is vital for a fair outcome in the Government’s Tax Working Group consultation process . "People in paid work make up a huge proportion ... More >>
Waiting for equal pay
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 12:36 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
What do a nurse, an early childhood teacher and a medical transcriptionist have in common? More >>
CTU pleased with swift progress on pay equity principles
Monday, 5 March 2018, 8:27 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Richard Wagstaff, CTU President said today he was pleased to be able to formally announce the swift progress made in the tripartite union, business and public sector Joint Working Group on Pay Equity Principles, which reported back to Government last ... More >>
CTU calls for sunlight on multinational corporate tax
Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is calling for greater transparency on how much tax large firms pay in New Zealand. CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg and Secretary Sam Huggard told the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee that the Taxation (Neutralising ... More >>
Exciting opportunity to build good jobs for the future
Friday, 23 February 2018, 12:36 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff said today that he was excited to see such swift and broad progress on the Provincial Growth Fund for regional economic development from the new Coalition Government. "This is the biggest opportunity we’ve ... More >>
Women not fooled by National Party’s zombie pay bill ploy
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 3:32 pm | Council of Trade Unions
Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff said today that the National Party was not fooling any women with the return of its intentionally flawed Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill through the members bill ballot process. "I ... More >>
Economist still concerned about TPPA-11’s implications
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Council of Trade Unions Economist Bill Rosenberg welcomed the release of the text of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP, or TPPA-11) this afternoon, but remains concerned about gaping holes in our understanding ... More >>
Liquidation shows need to limit liability of innocents
Monday, 19 February 2018, 7:48 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU Secretary Richard Wagstaff said his heart went out to the people who had been working at The Grocer’s Market when he heard it was going in to receivership today. The Grocer’s Market, formerly Nosh supermarket Mt Eden was bought by disgraced ... More >>
