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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 54]
Rally to Save Our Ports
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 3:48 pm | Council of Trade Unions
Join port workers and their families, unions and community groups to rally to Save Our Port and stand up for job security for the port workers and their families and for a publically owned, sustainable and successful port. More >>
Sacking all Workers a disgrace
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 10:21 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU Media Release 7 March 2012 Sacking all Workers a disgrace The CTU condemns announcement by Ports of Auckland today that they intend dismissing over 300 port workers and proceed with contracting out their jobs. Helen Kelly, CTU President, says “the ... More >>
Port of Auckland Must be More Reasonable
Saturday, 3 March 2012, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Port of Auckland Must be More Reasonable The Council of Trade Unions says that the industrial dispute at the Port of Auckland is shaping up to be the biggest industrial dispute for many years. Peter Conway, CTU Secretary, says that it is not too late ... More >>
Caregivers Supported in Demand for a Fair Deal
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 5:12 pm | Council of Trade Unions
Council of Trade Unions Women’s Council spokesperson, Sheryl Cadman expressed strong support for 1500 caregivers employed by New Zealand’s biggest aged care provider Oceania. More >>
CTU supports a fair share for those who care
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 3:50 pm | Council of Trade Unions
CTU President Helen Kelly said today that the CTU supports members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) and Service and Food Workers Union Ngā Ringa Tota (SFWU), who are going on strike tomorrow seeking a fair wage increase from Oceania. More >>
Budget Policy Statement Preview
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU is calling on the Government to make use of the Budget Policy Statement to reverse major elements of the tax switch they have implemented over the last two years. More >>
Free the Urewera four
Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 3:20 pm | Council of Trade Unions
Syd Keepa, CTU Maori Vice President, is calling on the Solicitor General to withdraw charges immediately for the four remaining defendants in the Urewera terror trial. More >>
Ports of Auckland strike notice
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 4:37 pm | Council of Trade Unions
CTU President Helen Kelly says the Ports of Auckland management have left workers with few options but to issue strike notices in response to the Ports managements attack on their job security. More >>
Unemployment still too high
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 11:56 am | Council of Trade Unions
While the small fall in unemployment from 6.6 to 6.3 percent is welcome, unemployment remains at a disturbing level, says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg. “It is sobering to remember that at the Jobs Summit in 2009, unemployment was raising national concern ... More >>
Minimum Wage increase falls short
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 1:50 pm | Council of Trade Unions
In response to the government’s announcement of a .50c increase to the minimum wage, CTU Secretary, Peter Conway said that while we welcome an increase, it falls well short of the $15 an hour minimum wage that has widespread public support, and ... More >>
CTU calls for cross party support on Mondayising Bill
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 9:38 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU Media Release 7 February 2012 CTU calls for cross party support on Mondayising Bill More >>
$15 minimum wage would help inequality, stimulate economy
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 9:46 am | Council of Trade Unions
CTU Secretary, Peter Conway today said that the government has a golden opportunity in the next few weeks to make New Zealand a fairer place, to help low income families cope with increases in the cost of living and to stimulate the economy, by increasing ... More >>
Government needs change in policy direction
Friday, 27 January 2012, 12:39 pm | Council of Trade Unions
“The government should be focussing on creating jobs and getting money into the pockets of low and middle income people by stimulating the economy rather than an inflexible deficit target,” says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg. More >>
Ports action puts Auckland businesses and jobs at risk
Saturday, 21 January 2012, 11:18 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"The Ports of Auckland management decision not to settle a collective agreement and to continue with plans to dismiss the current workforce and contract out the Port jobs disregards the impact that more industrial unrest will have on Auckland ... More >>
CPI increase still leaves need for big wages catch up
Thursday, 19 January 2012, 11:45 am | Council of Trade Unions
The CPI increase for the 2011 year of 1.8 percent announced today, the first since the September 2010 quarter that doesn’t include the 20 percent increase in GST, is a significant reduction in annual inflation. More >>
Port and Govt support for privatisation of Port of Auckland
Friday, 13 January 2012, 11:37 am | Council of Trade Unions
The admission today on radio by Ports of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson that he is not opposed to the privatisation of the Port of Auckland regardless of the views of the Mayor and the people of Auckland, completes the puzzle on the reasons why settlement ... More >>
Ports of Auckland management negligent
Thursday, 12 January 2012, 4:23 pm | Council of Trade Unions
Despite Port employers acknowledging in Mediation today that a proposal tabled by the Maritime union went “a considerable way to meeting its labour allocation issues and was big in a financial sense to the Port” the Port employers rejected the opportunity ... More >>
Productivity Commission Report flawed as well as biased
Thursday, 12 January 2012, 12:46 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU says that the Productivity Commission's International Freight Transport Draft Report is seriously flawed as well as obviously biased. Peter Conway, CTU Secretary, says “we had hoped that the Productivity Commission would not go down the same ... More >>
Know Your Rights in Holiday Period
Friday, 23 December 2011, 9:29 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Peter Conway, CTU Secretary, said that it is a busy period for some businesses, especially in the hospitality and tourism sectors. More >>
CMP Workers back to work
Thursday, 22 December 2011, 12:40 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The 111 CMP meat workers, who have been locked out since 19 October, have today accepted an offer from CMP and will be back at work by the New Year. More >>
