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National's ACC plans gets murkier
Wednesday, 2 July 2008, 10:17 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
News that the Australian insurance industry is lining up to profit over National's secret plans to privatise ACC means the party must come clean on their intentions, the Council of Trade Unions said today. More >>
Flexible work needed to balance work and life
Monday, 30 June 2008, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"A new work right for employees with care responsibilities to request flexible working arrangements reflects workers' increasing need for balance in their lives," CTU secretary Carol Beaumont said today, ahead of the new flexible work law coming ... More >>
CTU joins international stand on Zimbabwe
Monday, 23 June 2008, 9:43 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions today joined international unions in calling for an end to the intimidation and oppression of union and democracy campaigners in Zimbabwe, as conditions in the country worsened. More >>
Work rights getting better for casuals
Sunday, 22 June 2008, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"The rights at work for casual workers are about to get better, and no party should stand it the way of this much needed law change," Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly said today. More >>
World leading ACC scheme needs protecting
Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 4:48 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions said today that the case to retain ACC as a monopoly provider of workplace accident cover was clear, and called on political parties who support increased "choice" in workplace cover to explain why. More >>
Union movement pays tribute to Monte Ohia
Sunday, 15 June 2008, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Monte's contribution to the education sector and Whanau was recognised today by the trade union movement. His commitment and passion for building a culture of learning for Maori was evidenced in his years of teaching and being an educationalist, the ... More >>
National - please explain re ACC
Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 9:28 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is asking the National Party to please explain its stance on ACC. Pansy Wong was quoted last Friday as saying "we're committed to choice in accident compensation". The same report in the National Business Review said that ... More >>
Work rights would be enhanced by meal breaks
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Increased provisions for meal and refreshment and breastfeeding breaks would continue to improve the rights at work for Kiwi workers, the Council of Trade Unions told a select committee today. More >>
THE UNIONIST: Budget 2008, ANZ, Meat industry
Friday, 23 May 2008, 9:43 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
An earlier than usual Unionist this week reports on the government budget, the bank workers' union's call for ANZ National to come clean, more on the meat industry and a guest review of the recent Manawatu May Day Cup. Story summaries are below, and ... More >>
2008 Budget: Skills funding
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 6:14 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“Supporting workers to improve their skills in language, literacy and numeracy is critical to building the high wage, high skill economy that everyone wants, and the budget’s significant allocation of $168 million over four years to roll out ... More >>
Low Paid Contractors Need Minimum Protections Too
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 9:33 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“People doing contract work for less than the minimum wage deserve the full wage protections afforded to other workers," Council of Trade Unions secretary Carol Beaumont said tonight. More >>
CTU secretary to stand in election
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 9:33 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions governing body met today and were formally advised of secretary Carol Beaumont’s selection as the Labour candidate for Maungakiekie in Auckland at this year’s election. More >>
Meat industry can’t afford loss of skilled workers
Monday, 19 May 2008, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions has called for an active approach to finding jobs for meat workers being made redundant, following a further announcement today by PPCS, this time in relation to their Burnside site in Dunedin. More >>
Insulation will have great health impacts
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 5:00 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions has welcomed a Green Party pre budget announcement today of $50 million to go towards insulation of state housing. More >>
Redundancies need for meat industry merger talks
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“The meat processing industry owes it to its workforce to get back to the table on discussions for a meat industry merger,” CTU secretary said today, following redundancy announcements by PPCS at its Oringi plant. More >>
THE UNIONIST: Wages, Burma, Rail buy back...
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 9:45 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions says that rises in workers' wages are welcome, but they are not being felt universally and they need to keep on rising. The Unionist this week also reports on efforts to support Burma, the rail buy back, two festivals on ... More >>
CTU, Union of Burma call for cyclone relief
Thursday, 8 May 2008, 9:33 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The President of the CTU Helen Kelly and the Director of the New Zealand Office of the National Council for the Union of Burma, Naing Ko Ko today jointly called on New Zealanders to give generously to Burma cyclone relief. More >>
CTU & Burma Union Call For Cyclone Relief Support
Thursday, 8 May 2008, 9:11 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Joint call by CTU and National Council for the Union of Burma for generous support to Burma cyclone relief More >>
Increasing workers' skills necessary
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:42 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"Increasing workers' skills is at the heart of economic transformation and is key to lifting New Zealand's productivity. A concerted effort to take a wider look at skills development beyond routine training issues is welcome," Council of ... More >>
CPAG Commended For Highlighting Child Poverty: CTU
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 8:39 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“The Council of Trade Unions commends Child Poverty Action Group for their persistent work in keeping child poverty in the public domain and on everyone’s agenda,” CTU secretary Carol Beaumont said tonight, following the release of CPAG’s latest ... More >>
