New Zealand Council of Trade Unions - Latest News [Page 58]
CTU health sector unions and DHBs agree on settlement
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 4:28 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions’ (CTU) affiliated unions in the health sector and the 20 nationwide DHBs have agreed to a proposed collective agreement settlement for the next two years. More >>
TPPA - More movement on customs queues than dairy exports
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Transpacific Partnership talks in Chicago are showing signs of the mounting conflicts both inside and outside the secret negotiations. Dr. Bill Rosenberg, CTU Economist, is in Chicago during this round of the TPPA negotiations. More >>
Food Price Rises Have Outstripped Wage Increases
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 11:13 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The annual increase in food prices of 6.6 percent in the August 2011 year has outstripped wage increases of just 1.9 percent as shown in the Labour Cost Index", says CTU Secretary Peter Conway. More >>
CTU economist to attend TPPA negotiations in Chicago
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 11:02 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
NZCTU economist and policy director Bill Rosenberg will be in Chicago from 8 September until 14 September to monitor the round of Transpacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations taking place there from 6-16 September. More >>
Human and trade union rights on trial in Fiji today
Friday, 2 September 2011, 3:39 pm | NZCTU
Today, the Council of Trade Unions and Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand have held a protest highlighting the civil and trade union rights that are being ignored in Fiji. More >>
Learning or Earning trumps Benefit Card
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 2:48 pm | NZCTU
The Council of Trade Unions youth wing Stand Up welcomes Labour's youth employment policy package released today. Spokesperson James Sleep says “this policy is a big step in the right direction and covers some of the most critical areas the Government ... More >>
Food prices rises continue to outpace wages
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“The rise in food prices by 2 percent in July and 7.9 percent compared to July 2010 far outpaces the 1.9 percent increase in wages shown in the Labour Cost Index for the whole year to June”, says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg. More >>
C’mon Minister! Less spin and more movement
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 4:41 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU youth wing Stand Up has reacted to a statement today from Paula Bennett which continued the spin and rhetoric from their announcement on youth unemployment ten days ago. More >>
Fishing Inquiry Has to Deliver
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions says that the Fishing Inquiry has to make a real difference to the lives of workers on foreign chartered vessels and to help create job opportunities for Kiwi workers. More >>
Foreign fishing crews are a modern form of colonisation
Friday, 19 August 2011, 10:29 am | Council of Trade Unions
CTU Vice President Maori Syd Keepa has today labelled New Zealand fishing quota holders as perpetrating a modern form of colonisation in their use of foreign fishing crews to fish NZ waters. More >>
Petition invites Labour inspectors to audit the pay gap
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 11:46 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Following statements from the Minister of Labour that Labour Inspectors have the power to investigate issues of equal pay in the workplace, the CTU and Green Party have today launched a campaign to encourage workers to invite the inspectors in to ... More >>
CTU faces the challenges
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 10:49 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
In her opening speech to the CTU Biennial Conference - Workers Rights in the 21st Century - President, Helen Kelly highlighted the importance of workers' rights in order to address inequality and promote fairness. More >>
Increased resources for highly hazardous industries welcomed
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 2:16 pm | Council of Trade Unions
CTU today welcomes the announcement by the Minister of Labour of the establishment of the new High Hazards Unit focusing on petroleum production and mining industries, saying a beefed up inspectorate is absolutely necessary as has been evident from ... More >>
Snowbound workers should be paid
Monday, 15 August 2011, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions says that bad weather is tough on everybody, especially when it interferes with normal operations, but hopefully workers will remain on pay even if they can’t get to work. More >>
Pressure should be on Fishing Quota Holders, not workers
Friday, 12 August 2011, 9:35 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions says that the Government should indicate to fishing quota holders in New Zealand that their quota will be withdrawn if they continue to contract the work to Foreign Chartered Vessels that treat workers in the appalling way we ... More >>
CTU welcomes ILO Delegation to Fiji
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 5:48 pm | CTU
The CTU has welcomed the announcement by the International Labour Organisation that it is sending a delegation to Fiji next week. The ILO Director General Juan Somavia says he’s sending the team to advise him on how to help the parties involved deal ... More >>
Exchange Rate and Labour Market Changes?
Monday, 8 August 2011, 9:31 am | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU has reacted to comments made by the Prime Minister this morning that the Government is looking at labour market 'reform' as an option to address the high exchange rate. More >>
Increase in 15-19 year old youth unemployment unacceptable
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 12:16 pm | NZCTU
The youth union movement, Stand Up, is deeply concerned about youth unemployment numbers released today. Spokesperson James Sleep says Minister of Social Development Paula Bennett continues to let 27.6% of 15-19 year olds and 11.2% of 20-24 year olds ... More >>
Unemployment Figures Suggest a Jobless Recovery
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 11:31 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Today’s unemployment figures showing 154,000 people or 6.5 percent of people out of work raise a major concern that we are seeing a jobless recovery. More >>
CTU supports eliminating child poverty
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 11:30 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU President Helen Kelly welcomes the Green Party policy to address child poverty in New Zealand, especially their promise to bring 100,000 children out of poverty. The Green Party policy gives serious attention to this issue and outlines practical, ... More >>