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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 42]
Reserve Bank shouldn't raise interest rate
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"It is important that interest rates are kept at no more than their current levels", says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg. "Unemployment is still high despite signs of growth in the economy. Wages need to rise in real terms after years ... More >>
CTU welcomes launch of review into forestry safety
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU President Helen Kelly welcomes the appointment by Forest Owners, of the independent panel to conduct a major review into the appalling record of health and safety in the forestry industry. Helen Kelly says “we are encouraged that the industry is ... More >>
Investment in Skills Vital
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is calling for a renewed focus on opportunities for people to lift their skills. Appearing at the Education and Science Committee at Parliament in a submission on the Industry Training and Apprenticeships Amendment Bill, Peter ... More >>
Workplaces are safer with a trained health and safety rep
Tuesday, 14 January 2014, 12:40 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Peter Conway, CTU Secretary says that workplaces are safer with a trained health and safety representative, and that ACC funded health and safety representative training is hugely valued by both employees and employers and is a good investment towards ... More >>
Season’s Greetings and leave entitlements
Monday, 23 December 2013, 11:39 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Season’s Greetings and leave entitlements The CTU wishes everyone a safe and happy summer holiday, and wants to remind workers of their rights during the holiday season. Jeff Sissons CTU General Counsel said “while most workers will be hitting the beach ... More >>
Contribution made to Charanpreet Singh Dhaliwal’s family
Friday, 20 December 2013, 11:48 am | NZCTU
Contribution made to Charanpreet Singh Dhaliwal’s family "Following the very tragic death of Charanpreet Singh Dhaliwal, the Sikh community in Auckland has continued to work with the representatives of Fulton Hogan and the Amalgamated Workers Union ... More >>
Most people still waiting to see benefits of GDP growth
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 12:57 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Most people still waiting to see benefits of GDP growth “The strong growth in GDP in the three months to September is being driven by the boom in commodity exports such as dairy and logs, with help from the construction boom in Canterbury and in ... More >>
How many more forestry workers need to die Mr Bridges?
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 11:56 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
How many more forestry workers need to die Mr Bridges? CTU renews demands for immediate interim regulation in forestry after reports that a 20 year old man was struck by a falling tree and killed this morning in a forestry block near Levin. Helen Kelly, ... More >>
Government must focus on growing social deficit
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 1:45 pm | Council of Trade Unions
“The Government must move away from a narrow focus on fiscal deficit reduction to the social deficits that have not been addressed”, says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg. More >>
Government wrong to withdraw charges against Whittal
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 11:12 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The decision by MBIE to withdraw charges against Peter Whittal today is wrong on many levels, says CTU President Helen Kelly. “The Department, in this Court case, represents the men killed in that mine. They hold sole discretion to press charges ... More >>
Select Committee Didn’t Listen re Employment Law Changes
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 10:57 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Despite over 12,000 submissions making it clear the Governments proposed Employment Law changes are unfair and will drive wages down, the Select Committee report released today shows it has failed to listen to the working people of this country. More >>
International Labour Organisation to visit next week
Friday, 6 December 2013, 11:38 am | Council of Trade Unions
The visit to New Zealand early next week of new Regional Director Asia/Pacific for the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto is an opportunity for Minister of Labour, Simon Bridges, to seek advice on the compliance of his proposed ... More >>
Ports of Auckland Settles Employee Privacy Complaints
Monday, 2 December 2013, 10:55 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Privacy complaints made by four Ports of Auckland employees last year have been resolved with the assistance of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. All parties agree that, in the circumstances, the matter has been resolved satisfactorily and the terms ... More >>
Call for Govt to regulate forestry employment conditions
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 10:48 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
With news of the eighth forestry worker killed at work this year alone, CTU President Helen Kelly is calling on Minister of Labour, Simon Bridges, for immediate interim regulation of the forestry industry’s employment practices to put a stop to the ... More >>
Will Govt purchasing deals prevent support for Living Wage?
Friday, 22 November 2013, 12:49 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Government is about to sign a Government Procurement Agreement in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that could stop future central and local governments giving an advantage to local suppliers to help economic development. More >>
Pay rise meagre
Wednesday, 6 November 2013, 12:16 pm | Council of Trade Unions
“It’s time working people saw much more recognition in their pay packets of a growing economy. These meagre increases do not recognise the efforts of working people and the difficult times many have been through,” says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg. More >>
NZCTU President Speech to Labour Party Conference
Saturday, 2 November 2013, 2:35 pm | NZCTU
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā kārangaranga maha o ngā mata waka, me ngā momo tāngata katoa o te hui nei. Tēnā koutou katoa. More >>
Give Us A Break – 1000's join nationwide tea break event
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 9:15 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Give Us A Break – 1000's join nationwide tea break event Thousands of workers in hundreds of workplaces around the country are taking part in a nationwide tea break this morning to celebrate the tea break, before the Government changes Employment ... More >>
Labour Day – not a holiday for all
Friday, 25 October 2013, 9:17 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Labour Day is a public holiday marking the 8 hour working day, but for many workers this is no longer the reality says CTU Secretary Peter Conway. “There will be many workers who will not get a paid public holiday on Monday simply because they are ... More >>
Government must do more on Jobs
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 9:25 am | NZCTU
“With 245,400 people recorded as jobless in the latest Household Labour Force Survey there is no room for complacency on unemployment,” says Peter Conway, CTU Secretary. More >>
