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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 47]
CTU Joins Action Group Against Carpark Tax
Monday, 18 March 2013, 10:48 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi has joined the FBT Action Group in the fight against Peter Dunne's proposed 50% carpark tax. More >>
Don't let house price inflation drive the the economy
Thursday, 14 March 2013, 10:50 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"While the Reserve Bank has clearly signalled that any increase in its official cash rate is unlikely before the end of the year, it would be wrong to raise interest rates after that time solely because of the threat of house price inflation", ... More >>
Mondayisation Bill set to go through
Wednesday, 13 March 2013, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU is pleased that the Bill to Mondayise the public holidays associated with Waitangi Day and ANZAC day where they fall in the weekend, looks set to pass its Second Reading tonight. More >>
Message to NZ Post must get through
Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 3:16 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions says the NZ Post must give genuine consideration to options that keep postal services at the status quo as well as to other options forwarded by submitters in its submission on proposed changes to the NZ Post deed. More >>
Unions back International Women’s Day events
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 4:40 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU Unions Manawatu are taking part in Te Manawa Wahine o te Ao event taking place in Palmerston North on International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March. More >>
Hobbit sunshine welcome
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 5:04 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The release today of another group of Hobbit documents is welcomed by the CTU and we thank the Ombudsmen for ordering they be made available. More >>
Small rise in Minimum Wage doesn't address needs of low paid
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"The decision by the Government to raise the minimum wage by just 25 cents from $13.50 an hour to $13.75 - less than 1.9 percent - does nothing to address the increasingly obvious needs of low paid workers", says Peter Conway, CTU Secretary. More >>
CTU pays tribute to the people of Canterbury
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 3:17 pm | Council of Trade Unions
On the eve of the 2nd anniversary of the 2011 earthquake, Paul Watson, Council of Trade Unions Canterbury Rebuild and Recovery Co-ordinator, says the union movement pays tribute to the people of Canterbury and remembers all the people who lost their ... More >>
CTU Welcomes new Health and Safety Agency
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 3:14 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions has welcomed the announcement today by the Minister of Labour, Simon Bridges, of a new Health and Safety Crown Agency. Helen Kelly, CTU President, says “the union movement is committed to working with the Government ... More >>
More Disturbing News from Fiji
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 9:01 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is concerned that yet another decree from the Fiji Military dictatorship is curtailing the ability of political parties to participate in any election process. More >>
What Killed Ken Callow?
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 9:57 am | Council of Trade Unions
CTU has launched a YouTube clip and campaign aimed at trying to get the Government to agree to an inquiry into the forestry industry, and to implementing health and safety and employment standards that stop the deaths and injuries of forestry workers. More >>
Greenpeace report on green development welcomed by CTU
Monday, 11 February 2013, 9:54 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"Greenpeace's report, released this morning, on greening New Zealand's economy is very welcome", says CTU President Helen Kelly. More >>
163,000 People Unemployed
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 11:33 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions says it is a major failure of our economy that 163,000 people are unemployed. More >>
Wages need a boost
Tuesday, 5 February 2013, 11:56 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"The fall in the average wage from $25.27 to $25.25 along with the continued slow wage increases measured by today's release of the Labour Cost Index (LCI) show current wage increases are simply not going to do what is necessary to raise living ... More >>
RBNZ and Government need to focus on the real problems
Thursday, 31 January 2013, 10:42 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Reserve Bank acknowledges that inflation is not a problem, but continues to make that its only focus. Yet at the same time it acknowledges that the exchange rate is overvalued and is hitting export and import competing firms, and there is a risk ... More >>
A start made on apprenticeships, but more is needed
Friday, 25 January 2013, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Peter Conway, CTU Secretary says "supporting 14,000 people into apprenticeships over five years, for all ages is a good start, but is a drop in the bucket and won't solve our jobs crisis." More >>
Challenges ahead in Labour Portfolio
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU has congratulated Simon Bridges on his appointment as Minister of Labour. More >>
Graduate earnings report confirms gender pay gap
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 12:31 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Ministry of Education report on graduate earnings 'Moving on up, what young people earn after their tertiary education' confirms that women graduates are earning less than male graduates. More >>
Second Forest Death this year
Sunday, 20 January 2013, 8:48 am | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU is saddened but not surprised that already this year there have been two deaths and three serious injuries in the Forest Sector. More >>
Now is not the time to appoint a High Commissioner to Fiji
Thursday, 17 January 2013, 4:16 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU has consistently warned the New Zealand Government over being too hasty in praising the Fijian military regime for its progress and now reiterates grave concerns for democratic progress and free and fair elections. More >>
