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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 59]
Low wage rises overtaken by inflation
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 11:19 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The rise in the Labour Cost Index of 1.9 percent in the year to June shows wages are still falling behind inflation of 5.3 percent says Bill Rosenberg, CTU Economist, and even behind price rises other than the GST increase. Public sector rates are ... More >>
Raising interest rates will only make life tougher
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 10:07 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"We would be very concerned if the Reserve Bank raises interest rates more quickly than it had previously signalled," CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg said in response to the Reserve Bank's announcement on the OCR this morning. "We have had only ... More >>
Government spending should support NZ industry and jobs
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:13 am | Council of Trade Unions
A government procurement policy that makes use of government buying power to develop high value services and manufacturing is vital to New Zealand's economy and long overdue, said CTU economist Bill Rosenberg, welcoming the announcement of a new policy ... More >>
Air Pacific Threatens NZ Unions
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 5:21 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions has today received a letter from lawyers acting for Air Pacific threatening damages if workers take any action in support of human rights for Fijian workers. More >>
Fewer Jobs, not Poor Attitude the Issue
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 9:37 am | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU is objecting to Minister Paula Bennett saying that the jobs are there for those with the right attitude in respect of youth unemployment. More >>
Minimum Wage needs to rise immediately - CTU
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 11:31 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU is calling on the government to lift the minimum wage immediately rather than wait until next year. More >>
Fiji and Trade Union Rights
Monday, 18 July 2011, 4:56 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions met today with officers of the Fiji Trades Union Congress (General Secretary Felix Anthony and Assistant General Secretary Rajeshwar Singh). More >>
Price rises hitting families hard
Monday, 18 July 2011, 11:51 am | Council of Trade Unions
The 5.3% rise in CPI for the year to June is another sign of working people being hit hard by the combination of GST and other government charges, plus big increases in food, electricity and petrol prices, says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg. More >>
CTU supports a fairer tax system
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 3:27 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions supports the tax policy announced today by the New Zealand Labour Party. More >>
For people looking for work, it still feels like recession
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 11:22 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Regardless of the rise of 0.8% in GDP for the three months to June, and some good news, particularly in manufacturing, employment conditions remain hard. Unemployment in March was not far below its peak and the number of people wanting more hours of ... More >>
Capital Gains Tax - the Time has Come
Thursday, 7 July 2011, 10:20 am | NZCTU
The Council of Trade Unions says a broad-based capital gains tax excluding the family home will be a useful addition to our tax system. More >>
From today KiwiSaver will cost you more and save you less
Friday, 1 July 2011, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Budget cuts to KiwiSaver announced in May come into effect today making it harder for working Kiwi’s to save. More >>
Defence ‘rebalancing’ is unfair dismissal
Wednesday, 29 June 2011, 12:16 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Announcements today that the our Defence forces are going to make over 308 people apply on the open market for jobs they already hold is an outrageous abuse of power and would not happen if these workers were covered by the standard employment relations ... More >>
ACC - From Injury Prevention to Insurance Products
Monday, 27 June 2011, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
ACC - From Injury Prevention to Insurance Products ACC managers were told recently that, while they’ll still be known as IPMs it will no longer mean Injury Prevention Managers, but Insurance Product Managers. “Is this silliness, stupidity, or plain ... More >>
Unions to Work with CERA To Ensure Workers Get Support
Thursday, 23 June 2011, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions says it will be working with the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission to assess the impacts on workers of the Government’s decisions on earthquake-damaged land. More >>
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 10:32 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
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ACC - From Injury Prevention to Insurance Products
Friday, 17 June 2011, 4:47 pm | NZCTU
ACC managers were told recently that, while they’ll still be known as IPMs it will no longer mean Injury Prevention Managers, but Insurance Product Managers. “Is this silliness, stupidity, or plain ideological idiocy?”, asked Pat Bolster, secretary ... More >>
No to Youth Rates
Friday, 17 June 2011, 9:24 am | NZCTU
TV3 has reported that 'youth rates will be National party policy this election' and could apply to 16 to 24 year olds. More >>
Youth rates will not solve youth unemployment
Thursday, 9 June 2011, 1:25 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The youth union movement, Stand Up, is calling on the Government to rule out youth rates. More >>
Concern that Reserve Bank may raise interest rates earlier
Thursday, 9 June 2011, 10:37 am | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU is pleased the Reserve Bank has held interest rates. Their reduction after the February earthquake is likely to have contributed to the economy not being hit as hard as it could have been. But given that the government has removed its fiscal ... More >>
