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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 31]
Kiwis working harder
Friday, 7 October 2016, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“It’s good to see incomes rising,” says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg, commenting on the income statistics released by Statistics New Zealand this morning, “but a big part of it is from people working harder and longer. We can see the pressures ... More >>
Official statistics out – women still paid less than men
Friday, 7 October 2016, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Media release: Council of Trade Unions Official statistics out – women still paid less than men Information released this morning by Statistics New Zealand shows that New Zealand is getting no closer to achieving pay equality between men and women ... More >>
Quality public tertiary education needed for all
Thursday, 29 September 2016, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Draft Productivity Commission Report looking at new models of tertiary education poses risks for students and working people if the recommendations to open up tertiary education to increased private provision were to go further. More >>
Official information request reveals tip of the iceberg
Friday, 23 September 2016, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions has received a response to an official information request revealing that at least $35 million has been paid in outstanding holiday paid to working Kiwis in 25 identified organisations. More >>
Suffrage Day – Equal pay as easy as 1-2-3
Monday, 19 September 2016, 10:04 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Suffrage Day – Equal pay as easy as 1-2-3 What: Flowers (white roses) for female MPs in recognition of 123 years since New Zealand women won the vote and the need to ensure that New Zealand pays women equally. More >>
Low quality growth in production not encouraging
Thursday, 15 September 2016, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"We are seeing low quality growth in what New Zealand produces," says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg commenting on the June GDP growth statistics released today. "Not all growth is equal." More >>
Paid leave for domestic violence survivors essential
Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 10:59 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Justice Minister Amy Adams will announce her response to the Strengthening New Zealand's Legislative Response to Family Violence report at midday today, and working people are calling for better support systems at work for survivors of violence. More >>
Everyone should be respected at work; including migrants
Friday, 9 September 2016, 9:05 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Working people in New Zealand deserve the freedom to be respected and valued at work regardless of where they were born. More >>
All Kiwis deserve a home
Monday, 5 September 2016, 1:30 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Today the Council of Trade Unions spoke to the Labour, Green and Māori parties' inquiry about the importance of every Kiwi having a home; a place to raise and look after family. More >>
New Easter trading laws bad for families
Friday, 26 August 2016, 9:23 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“Today the National Government voted to make regional authorities responsible for deciding whether people get to spend time with the families on Easter Sunday or not. This was a bad decision by the National Government,” CTU Secretary Sam ... More >>
Kiwi contractors need better laws at work
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 5:13 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Kiwi contractors need better laws at work Working people are pleased that today politicians will be discussing the Minimum Wage (Contractor’s Remuneration) Bill. “We are calling on political parties who care about working people, and their families, ... More >>
Pacific labour mobility meeting missing key ingredient
Monday, 22 August 2016, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
A meeting on Pacific labour mobility in New Zealand this week has a glaring omission – the voices of organised labour, the NZ Council of Trade Unions said today. More >>
Easter Sunday should be for families, not commerce
Monday, 22 August 2016, 10:10 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is backing the call of two former All Blacks to protect family time at Easter. More >>
Crowdsourced advert highlights Kiwis’ AFFCO concerns
Monday, 22 August 2016, 9:40 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Crowdsourced advert highlights Kiwis’ AFFCO concerns Hundreds of concerned New Zealanders have come together to fund a full page advertisement in the Nelson Mail today to tell Sir Peter Talley to negotiate fairly with people who work at Talley’s-owned ... More >>
The Government must do more to get Kiwis in work
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 1:57 pm | Council of Trade Unions
"There is plenty that needs doing that could put more Kiwis in work. But figures out today show that there are still too many Kiwis out of work,” says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg. In the June quarter official unemployment was 5.1 percent or 131,000 ... More >>
Midwives, like all working women, deserve fair pay
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 9:37 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
New Zealand working women are building momentum in their call for fair pay. “It is wonderful to see another group of working women, this time midwives, using their collective voice to turn up the volume on the need for their incredibly important ... More >>
Labour's plan to boost skills development refreshing
Tuesday, 26 July 2016, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The future of work needs to be one where working people have good, satisfying jobs with decent incomes, and Labour's announcements today on boosting skills are welcome, the CTU said today. More >>
Green Party’s plan to boost manufacturing a winner
Thursday, 21 July 2016, 11:25 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Today’s announcement from the Green Party to boost manufacturing in New Zealand is supported by working people. “Increasing and improving manufacturing in New Zealand is a specific way to create more quality jobs which is crucial,” CTU President, ... More >>
Civil Aviation needs to reconsider aggressive behaviour
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"Good employers do not prevent those they employee from coming to work. This is exactly what Civil Aviation is intending on doing by "locking out" people who have joined together in union to achieve better terms and conditions at work," ... More >>
Prime Minister must back working Kiwis
Wednesday, 22 June 2016, 10:38 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Prime Minister needs to reassess his priorities and move urgently to stop working Kiwis losing up to a million dollars a day says CTU Secretary Sam Huggard. More >>
