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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions - Latest News [Page 45]
Low wage growth emphasises need for new focus
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The low wage increases for the year to March 2010 mean that real wages (after inflation) fell or little more than stood still. Workers will be concerned that the increase of 1.5 percent in the Labour Cost Index (LCI) for the year was significantly behind ... More >>
Unions oppose mining Schedule 4 conservation land
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 10:02 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Mining is important to the New Zealand economy, but not important enough to justify violating Schedule 4 conservation protections, said the Council of Trade Unions today. More >>
CTU supports campaign to build rail rolling stock
Monday, 3 May 2010, 9:17 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions has welcomed the launch by the Rail and Maritime Transport (RMTU) of a campaign to build rail rolling stock in New Zealand. More >>
Early childhood education cuts short sighted
Monday, 3 May 2010, 8:52 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Spending money on Early Childhood Education is a “no-brainer” and government cuts are bad for children and workers, CTU president Helen Kelly said today. More >>
Continued restraint on OCR welcome
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 11:23 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
With renewed threats of financial instability, this time from Europe, and the likelihood of continued high unemployment, the CTU welcomes the Reserve Bank's decision to maintain the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 2.5 percent and its lack of urgency in raising it. More >>
Workers Memorial Day - remember the dead
Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 1:10 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Workers will gather in locations all over New Zealand tomorrow (April 28) to mark International Workers Memorial Day. It is a time to remember the estimated 100 workers who have died in the workplace in the previous year, and the 700 to 1000 people who ... More >>
CTU joins methyl bromide protest
Monday, 26 April 2010, 2:07 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is joining calls today for a ban on the use of the toxic gas methyl bromide for fumigating logs at New Zealand ports. The CTU is part of the Coalition Against the Use of Methyl Bromide which held a protest today in Wellington ... More >>
CTU supports calls for trucking enquiry
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 10:56 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU supports an inquiry by the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee into the working conditions of truck drivers. More >>
Youth driving package not bold enough
Thursday, 15 April 2010, 2:53 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The youth union movement Stand Up believes the approval by Cabinet today of an increase in the driving age and accompanying provisions will not significantly improve young people’s driving skills because the package lacks any commitment to making professional ... More >>
Welfare Working Group Lacks Understanding
Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 4:56 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is disappointed that the Welfare Working Group announced yesterday hints strongly at a ‘blame the beneficiary’ approach to welfare reform. More >>
Contradictory messages on corporate profits
Friday, 9 April 2010, 11:17 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Lower corporate profits are driving tax revenue below forecast according to Treasury, says CTU Economist and Policy Director Bill Rosenberg. More >>
Employer holding cash meant for aged care workers
Thursday, 1 April 2010, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Employer holding cash meant for aged care workers Low paid workers in the aged care sector are still suffering because employers are refusing to pass on public money intended for their employees’ wage increases, said CTU President Helen Kelly today. ... More >>
Solid increase in GDP good, but lack of investment
Thursday, 25 March 2010, 11:55 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The 0.8 percent increase in GDP for the three months to December 2009 is the first solid increase since contraction of the economy ceased in the June quarter. It follows increases of 0.2 percent and 0.3 percent increases in the June and September quarters. ... More >>
Bank borrowing and repatriation drive deficit
Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
After 15 months of improvements in the current account deficit, income paid to overseas investors is returning the deficit to its previous form, said Bill Rosenberg, CTU Economist and Policy Director today. The current account is the difference between ... More >>
Beneficiary beat-up no cure for unemployment
Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 11:16 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Why isn’t the Government doing more to create jobs for the unemployed instead of sending Paula Bennett out to slash benefits and demonise beneficiaries, asks CTU President Helen Kelly today. More >>
Productivity Commission needs broad-based support
Thursday, 18 March 2010, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU believes that while a Productivity Commission could provide an integrated focus on major issues which will lift wages and living standards, the design of the Commission and the focus of its work will be crucial. More >>
CTU welcomes decision on youth rates
Thursday, 18 March 2010, 9:57 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions has welcomed the Government’s decision not to support Roger Douglas’s youth minimum wage Bill. “We are pleased that the Government agrees that paying young people less for doing the same work as an older person is ... More >>
Minister needs to deliver for NZ women too
Monday, 8 March 2010, 9:23 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions wants the Minister of Women’s Affairs to mark International Women’s Day by paying more attention to working women in New Zealand. “We are deeply concerned about the current attacks on workers’ rights that will badly impact ... More >>
Government Needs to Rethink Fiscal Message
Friday, 5 March 2010, 11:04 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Figures released today reveal that for the first 7 months of the financial year, the Government operating deficit before gains and losses was $883 million smaller than expected, the operating deficit was $1.4 billion smaller than forecast and gross ... More >>
More driving practice good but age issue fudged
Wednesday, 3 March 2010, 12:16 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Government has shown sense in strengthening supervised driving time and education for young drivers, says the CTU’s youth union movement in response to today’s ‘Safer Journeys’ strategy. It is disappointing however that in raising the restricted ... More >>
