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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 5]
Te Pūkenga Disestablishment Reveals Government’s Lack Of Plan
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 3:01 pm | NZCTU
The announced disestablishment of Te Pūkenga shows the Government has no plan for vocational education, says the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff said he was deeply concerned about the impact that another change ... More >>
Workplace Relations Minister Is Misleading New Zealanders, Say Unions
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 10:51 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The new Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden must be upfront with the public, say the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff said yesterday’s Newstalk ZB interview with Minister van Velden contained false ... More >>
More Than 10k People Sign Petition To Keep FPAs
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 1:35 pm | NZCTU
Unions are heartened by the response to a petition to keep Fair Pay Agreements, which has now reached well over 10,000 signatures. NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff said it was a sign of how popular the new legislation was amongst workers. “We ... More >>
Leaked Paper Shows Disregard For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Vulnerable Kiwi Workers
Monday, 4 December 2023, 6:07 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
A cabinet consultation paper provided to the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions by Newshub today, shows the incoming Government is disregarding the negative impact of repealing Fair Pay Agreements, and the advice of their own officials. NZCTU President ... More >>
NZCTU Presents Briefing For The Incoming Government
Monday, 27 November 2023, 9:20 am | NZCTU
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions has today provided its briefing for the incoming government. NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff said since 2017, the country has made significant progress on a range of economic and social issues. ... More >>
Unions To Hold Government To Account Over Persistent Pay Gap
Sunday, 26 November 2023, 2:55 pm | NZCTU
November 26 marks the day women effectively begin working for free, say the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. NZCTU National Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges said that despite continued wage growth and low unemployment, the pay gap for women ... More >>
Coalition Agreements Threaten The Well-being Of New Zealanders
Friday, 24 November 2023, 1:14 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The coalition agreements set out by the incoming government are nothing less than an attack on working Kiwis, their rights, and their needs said the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff said, “The programme provided ... More >>
NZCTU Supports The 65,000 Care Workers Impacted By Pay Equity Claim
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 4:34 pm | NZCTU
The NZCTU strongly supports unions, including the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi, E tū, National Union of Public Employees, and New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa, in filing a second pay ... More >>
National Can’t Ignore ECE If It’s Serious About A World-class Education System Says CTU
Wednesday, 8 November 2023, 9:01 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
A National-led government can’t afford to ignore Early Childhood Education if it is committed to improving educational outcomes says the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. “Today’s strike by ECE teachers is a timely reminder of why investing ... More >>
WorkSafe Cuts Highlight How New Zealanders Will Be Worse Off From Axing Public Sector Jobs
Friday, 3 November 2023, 1:18 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
News of WorkSafe’s confirmed organisational changes should be seen as a stark warning about the impact of cuts to public services says the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. “It beggars belief that WorkSafe will do a better job with such ... More >>
NZCTU Calls On Supie Investors To Pay Up
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 2:18 pm | NZCTU
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is calling on investors in Supie to do the right thing and pay the company’s workers the money they are owed. Workers at Supie were reportedly advised yesterday that the company had gone into voluntary administration ... More >>
Unions Welcome Back Officers After NZCTU Election
Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 10:59 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions welcomes back President Richard Wagstaff and National Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges, who were both re-elected for a four-year term. Today at the NZCTU Biennial Conference, all four officers standing for election ... More >>
Dark Cloud Hangs Over Labour Day As National And ACT Poised To Attack Workers’ Rights
Sunday, 22 October 2023, 6:55 pm | Council of Trade Unions
While working people across Aotearoa New Zealand relax on Labour Day, the incoming government is busy drawing up plans to overturn recent advances for workers’ rights warns the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. "This day of celebration for ... More >>
Inflation Data Shows The Need For Caution From Future Government
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 11:19 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Inflation data released today by Statistics NZ showed that the cost of living rose by 5.6% in September 2023, down from 6% in the June Quarter. CTU Economist Craig Renney said “This data confirms the downward trend for annual inflation, with the ... More >>
National’s ‘Pension Tax’ – Would Need To Save Extra $200 A Fortnight To Make Up For Losing Two Years Of Superannuation
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 6:22 pm | NZCTU
Fresh analysis by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions has revealed that New Zealanders under the age of 44 would face an effective ‘Pension Tax’ of up to $200 a fortnight if National forms the next government. NZCTU Economist Craig Renney ... More >>
National’s Reverse Robin Hood Tax Plan Enriches Mega Landlords By Hundreds Of Millions
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 6:49 pm | NZCTU
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions analysis has revealed that a select group of landlords would be made tax-cut millionaires if Christopher Luxon’s landlord tax breaks are delivered after 14 October. NZCTU Economist Craig Renney said “National ... More >>
NZCTU Agrees With National Party; It’s Important To Stand Up For Workers
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Nicola Willis has today agreed with NZCTU analysis that shows less than 0.2% of New Zealand households will receive the advertised $252 a fortnight rate claimed by National. NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff also agreed with Willis, in her belief ... More >>
National’s Fiscal Plan Continues Attack On Low Income Households
Friday, 29 September 2023, 3:36 pm | NZCTU
National has finally released its fiscal plan after much delay and it reveals a plan to cut the incomes and essential public services the poorest New Zealanders rely on, just so they can pay for tax cuts for landlords and the well-off, says NZCTU ... More >>
WorkSafe Job Losses Another Reminder Of Risks To Public Services This Election
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 2:34 pm | NZCTU
Working people will bear the brunt of WorkSafe’s proposal for a deep and wide restructuring that was announced today said the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. “Reducing WorkSafe’s capacity and capability is the wrong thing to be undertaking ... More >>
Stronger Than Expected GDP Underlines Confidence In Economy
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 12:15 pm | NZCTU
The economy is in stronger than expected shape, with official figures showing GDP growing at an annual rate of 3.2% says NZCTU Economist Craig Renney. “The June quarter result is an encouraging sign of the underlying strength of the economy,” ... More >>
