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Lockout supporters fundraise nationwide this Saturday
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Supporters of the locked out ANZCO CMP meat workers will fundraise outside of McDonalds nationwide this Saturday 3 December. More >>
Locked out workers reject new offer, lockout continues
Monday, 28 November 2011, 6:20 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The ANZCO CMP Rangitikei lock out continues as workers reject the company’s new offer at a meeting today. New Zealand Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly attended today’s meeting and says the company hasn’t significantly changed their ... More >>
$15.8m sitting unspent while Health and Safety suffers
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 11:53 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Despite severe staff shortages among health and safety inspectors, including those uncovered in the Pike River inquiry, the government failed to spend $15.8 million collected in levies for health and safety in the workplace, says CTU President Helen ... More >>
Wilkinson’s claims on pay equity investigations farcical
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU Media release 22 November 2011 Wilkinson’s claims on pay equity investigations proven farcical After receiving advice from the department of Labour, CTU President Helen Kelly today said that the Minister of Labour is wrong about pay equity investigations ... More >>
Exodus to Australia Worsens
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU Media Release 22 November 2011 Exodus to Australia Worsens Statistics New Zealand has reported today that “New Zealand's net loss of migrants in the October 2011 year was due to a net loss of 35,000 people to Australia. This is only just below ... More >>
No note required to vote
Sunday, 20 November 2011, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU Media Release 20 November 2011 No note required to vote CTU President Helen Kelly reminds workers, and their bosses, that everyone has the right to time off to vote. Helen Kelly said ”hundreds of thousands of kiwi’s will be working on Election ... More >>
IUF launches solidarity campaign against CMP/ANZCO
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU Media Release 16 November 2011 IUF launches solidarity campaign against CMP/ANZCO Ron Oswald, General Secretary of the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF), has today launched ... More >>
Research confirms the realities for health workers
Monday, 14 November 2011, 5:15 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Latest research released from Massey University showing that six out of 10 New Zealand nurses have quit jobs because they are burnt out or because they face unmanageable distress is no surprise to unions representing health professionals. New Zealand ... More >>
TPPA framework shows leaders only listening to business
Monday, 14 November 2011, 11:14 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The leaders' "framework" of where they consider the Transpacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) should head unfortunately shows they have been listening only to the concerns of business, and shown little concern to the voices of unions and other ... More >>
Labour costings conservative
Friday, 4 November 2011, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU Media Release 4 November 2011 Labour costings conservative “The details Labour has released on its spending and revenue plans appear careful and conservative”, says CTU Economist, Bill Rosenberg. “If anything their expenditure plans underestimate ... More >>
CMP offer cuts wages to the bone
Friday, 4 November 2011, 12:35 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Over 100 workers are still locked out from work at the CMP meat works in Rangitiki, with the company refusing to budge from its unreasonable demand which cuts wages by 20 - 30%. More >>
Unemployment has got even worse
Thursday, 3 November 2011, 11:41 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Unemployment is now higher than many commentators predicted and has actually gone up slightly to 6.6 percent. For Māori it has gone up from 13.7 percent to 15.1 percent and for Pacific peoples from 13.1 percent to 13.8 percent. More >>
Wages rises still well behind inflation
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU Media Release 1 November 2011 Wages rises still well behind inflation “The 2.0 percent increase in the Labour Cost Index for the year to September means that wages are still falling behind price increases”, says CTU Economist, Bill Rosenberg. ... More >>
Union Movement rallies round locked out workers
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 11:23 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Over 100 meat workers have now been locked for 10 days at the Canterbury Meat Packers (CMP ANZCO) meat works in Rangitikei. More >>
Fiji Union Leader Arrested Again
Sunday, 30 October 2011, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
On Saturday 29th October, Daniel Urai, President of the Fiji Trade Union Congress was arrested at the Nadi Airport by Police and detained at the Airport Police Station. Daniel Urai was returning to Fiji from the CHOGM meeting in Perth. More >>
National returns to youth rates
Friday, 28 October 2011, 11:26 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU's youth wing, Stand Up, says National's 'Starting Out' wage released this morning is a return to youth rates which will not help the ticking time bomb that is youth unemployment. More >>
National's plan for a low wage economy - CTU
Friday, 28 October 2011, 10:00 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU says that announcements from John Key this morning confirm that National's plan for our economy is the low wage, race to the bottom tactic relying on cheap labour as a competitive advantage. More >>
Programme contributes to improved performance of workers
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 10:42 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
An independent evaluative report released this week into the Learning Representative Programme shows that workplace learning supported by Learning Representatives (Learning Reps) led to improved individual worker and workplace performance. More >>
Workers Affected by Gas Outage
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 9:22 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU is saying that workers should not be forced to use up annual leave as a result of the disruption to gas supply. More >>
Prices still rising faster than wages
Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 11:44 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The annual increase in the CPI of 4.6 percent shows prices still outstripping wages which rose only 1.9 percent in the year to June according to the Labour Cost Index. More >>
