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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 52]
Health Budget on track for a $150m shortfall
Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 10:56 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
A pre-Budget analysis of government health expenditure released today by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions estimates that if the current funding track for Vote Health is continued this year, there will be a $150 million shortfall that must be ... More >>
Significant Progress in AFFCO dispute
Monday, 21 May 2012, 10:23 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
After a full day of negotiations in Auckland yesterday the parties to the long running industrial dispute at the AFFCO meat works have made significant progress and are now working quickly towards trying to reach a final agreement for union members to ... More >>
Christchurch City Council must reject privatisation agenda
Monday, 21 May 2012, 10:11 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Christchurch City Council must not yield to Government pressure to sell off public assets or adopt a privatisation agenda says the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU). More >>
International Support For Talley’s AFFCO Workers
Friday, 18 May 2012, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU Media Release 18 May 2012 International Support For Talley’s AFFCO Workers The International Union of Food Workers has today passed a resolution of support from their Geneva Congress for Talley’s AFFCO workers who are locked out or on ... More >>
Government Undermines Bargaining to Reduce Pay, Conditions
Monday, 14 May 2012, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions today slams another attack by the National Government on workers’ pay and conditions. More >>
CTU launch AFFCO Workers’ Appeal
Friday, 11 May 2012, 10:31 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU President Helen Kelly is today making a nationwide appeal for people to support the Talley’s AFFCO workers who are experiencing significant hardship at the hands of Talley’s AFFCO who have locked out hundreds of workers for over 2 months now. More >>
Mothers : worth more than a bunch of flowers
Friday, 11 May 2012, 10:27 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
New Zealand needs to show it values mothers - ( and babies, and dads) on more than just one day a year by extending paid parental leave to 26 weeks, say a group meeting today to celebrate Mothers Day and call for more paid parental leave. More >>
More jobs needed to lower beneficiary numbers
Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 10:48 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU welcomes extra investment to get people in to employment announced yesterday, and supports measures targeted towards training and work readiness for young people but the punitive approach to beneficiaries is unnecessary and not the answer says ... More >>
Facilitation, Talley's Mansion visit and March
Monday, 7 May 2012, 9:26 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
As facilitation begins in Auckland today, 40 locked out and striking Affco workers will visit some of the Talley's family mansions in Motueka, before joining a march in Nelson. More >>
Unions Reject Call for Christchurch Asset Sell Off
Sunday, 6 May 2012, 6:52 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Unions representing more than 50,000 Canterbury workers have rejected a call by the Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce to sell off Christchurch City assets to help fund the Christchurch rebuild. More >>
Youth unemployment needs to be a priority
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 2:15 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU's youth sector, Stand Up, is alarmed at the increase in youth unemployment for 15-24 year olds, and calls on the Government to make youth unemployment a top priority. More >>
Unemployment gets even worse
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 11:52 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU Secretary, Peter Conway says that the continuing high and rising level of unemployment is alarming. Statistics released today show a 6.7 percent unemployment rate up from 6.4 percent in December. There are now 160,000 people unemployed – 9,000 more than ... More >>
CTU welcomes Health and Safety Review
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 1:30 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions has welcomed the review of health and safety announced by the Government today alongside an expanded health and safety inspectorate. More >>
Very Small Catch-up for Wages, But Uneven Gains
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 12:18 pm | Council of Trade Unions
Very Small Catch-up for Wages, But Uneven Gains “The 2.0 percent increase in wage levels for the year to March seen in the Labour Cost Index statistics released today, shows some wage and salary earners are getting a modest catch-up when compared ... More >>
RBNZ - Time to stop talking, just do it
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 10:24 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
RBNZ - Time to stop talking, just do it CTU economist Bill Rosenberg says the Reserve Bank acknowledges exchange rate too high - and that its time to stop talking. Just do it. “We welcome the hold put on policy interest rates by the Reserve Bank today,” ... More >>
Many Risks In MoBIE
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 12:38 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Peter Conway, CTU Secretary said the Government’s confirmation today that it will go ahead with the merger of the Labour Department into a new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment still poses major risks. More >>
International support for 26 weeks paid parental leave
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:20 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU Media Release 24 April 2012 International support for 26 weeks paid parental leave An international trade union conference on maternity protection has adopted the extension of paid parental leave to 26 weeks as a priority for the Asia/Pacific/Middle ... More >>
Overseas ownership of farmland far above PM’s claim
Friday, 20 April 2012, 9:58 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU Media Release 20 April 2012 Overseas ownership of farmland far above PM’s claim The estimate used by the Prime Minister John Key that less than 1 percent of New Zealand farmland is foreign-owned is far below the mark according to an analysis ... More >>
Hillside Sale a Backward Step
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 3:05 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions says that the sale of Hillside rail engineering workshops in Dunedin is a backward step. More >>
Stand Up questions govt’s priorities for youth unemployment
Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 12:49 pm | Council of Trade Unions
CTU youth sector Stand Up is disappointed at the government's call to ‘narrow’ the funding for the Work’n It Out programme that has successfully moved youth unemployment figures into single digits in South Otago. More >>
