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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 27]
Vector spot-on to adopt the Living Wage
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 9:09 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The announcement that Auckland electricity and gas provider Vector has become a fully-accredited Living Wage employer is a landmark move says Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff. More >>
Parents can focus on the important things with new policy
Monday, 6 November 2017, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Mums, dads and other caregivers in paid work around the country will breathe a sigh of relief at the announcement of better paid parental leave today. More >>
NZPFA aiming for world-beating agreement for women members
Monday, 6 November 2017, 12:48 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The New Zealand Professional Footballers Association (NZPFA) has the support of union members as they go into bargaining with New Zealand Football this week. "I think it’s expected by most people now that women receive equal treatment and respect ... More >>
New conversations about wages needed in New Zealand
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff today called on the Government and industry leaders to open up conversations about new ways of deciding on wages that work better for working people. The release of the Labour Market Statistics ... More >>
Unions relieved to see swift action on better equal pay law
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 10:17 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (CTU) is congratulating the Government’s announcement they are scrapping National’s flawed equal pay and pay equity bill. CTU Vice President Rachel Mackintosh said that the move is in line with working people’s ... More >>
CTU Welcomes New Minister of Workplace Relations
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 12:54 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions today welcomes Iain Lees-Galloway as incoming Minister of Workplace Relations, of Immigration, and of ACC. More >>
Te Takawaenga relationship accord signed at union conference
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 10:24 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
A strengthened relationship between the national representatives of Māori workers and the trade union movement has been marked in Wellington today. More >>
Labour-Green agreement brings Just Transition
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"The Labour-Green confidence and supply agreement gives both to working people," says CTU Secretary Sam Huggard. More >>
New Vision for the Minimum Wage a Great Tonic
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 3:32 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"This is just the sort of change working people voted for," says CTU President Richard Wagstaff. "It is great to see the Labour-New Zealand First Coalition Government putting people first and it is a really good first step on the path to ... More >>
Equal pay about to boost New Zealand communities
Friday, 20 October 2017, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Vice President Rachel Mackintosh said today that she had woken up full of excitement for New Zealand women, their families and communities following the announcement of the new coalition Government. More >>
Campaign is over, now the real work begins
Friday, 20 October 2017, 8:07 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"On behalf of working people, I can say how excited we are to have a coalition Government who have committed to lifting incomes, to women actually getting equal pay and to ending poverty in New Zealand" said CTU Secretary, Sam Huggard. More >>
Living in New Zealand even now more expensive
Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 2:20 pm | Council of Trade Unions
-- The release of the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) by Statistics New Zealand shows that incomes are not keeping up with the cost of living. "Prices are rising faster than wages, and some of the biggest price rises are basic necessities for ... More >>
Te Kauae Kaimahi celebrates the life of Aunty Vera Morgan
Tuesday, 10 October 2017, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Syd Keepa, the Council of Trade Unions, Te Kauae Kaimahi Vice-President Māori said he was saddened to hear of the passing on Sunday of Vera Kirihau Morgan, fondly known as 'Aunty Vera'. More >>
More ambition needed to keep Kiwis safe at work
Monday, 9 October 2017, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Statistics released today [Oct 4] on workplace death and injury show that we still have a big problem in New Zealand workplaces. More >>
CTU: Special votes confirm mood for change
Saturday, 7 October 2017, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Working New Zealanders today welcomed the news that special votes in the General Election had reinforced the mandate for a change of Government. More >>
Better Economic Management Needed to Kickstart Kiwi Incomes
Thursday, 28 September 2017, 1:39 pm | CTU
CTU President Richard Wagstaff is today calling for a gamechanging shift in central control of the economy given yesterday’s abysmal Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index survey result. More >>
GDP figures not good enough
Thursday, 21 September 2017, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
In economic figures out today CTU President Richard Wagstaff says "New Zealand is flatlining. For nearly a decade our productivity performance and our growth per person has been embarrassing.” More >>
Don’t use TPPA-11 talks to stop the changes Kiwis want
Wednesday, 20 September 2017, 1:10 pm | Council of Trade Unions
"National should not be pretending to other TPPA countries that it can make commitments on behalf of New Zealand three days before a General Election," says CTU Secretary Sam Huggard. More >>
Kiwis need a healthy health system
Tuesday, 19 September 2017, 12:57 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“All New Zealanders should be able to access the health care they need when they need it – this should be a fundamental basic,” said CTU President Richard Wagstaff. More >>
Disgraceful description of health and safety as "overkill"
Friday, 15 September 2017, 2:21 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is appalled that an Auckland accounting business has described health and safety as "overkill". More >>
