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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 61]
Jobs hard to find for youth and Māori
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU Media Release 5 May 2011 Jobs hard to find for youth and Māori More >>
Is Government committed to KiwiSaver or Not?
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 12:04 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU believes the Government has to clarify its commitment to KiwiSaver. Previously this Government cut the level of matching employer contributions and government subsidy from 4 percent back to 2 percent and now there is an implied threat that the Budget ... More >>
Unemployment Persistently High
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 11:17 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Today’s unemployment figures showing 155,000 people or 6.6 percent of people out of work shows that unemployment is remaining persistently high. The level of 155,000 people out of work compares with 90,000 unemployed in June 2008. More >>
Young People and Jobs – More Needed
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 12:42 pm | NZCTU
The CTU has welcomed the pre-Budget announcement of $55.2 million on work and training subsidies targeted at young people. “However”, said Peter Conway CTU Secretary “this amount is over four years and a large part of it is in the Limited Service ... More >>
Young People and Jobs – More Needed
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 11:57 am | Council of Trade Unions
Young People and Jobs – More Needed The CTU has welcomed the pre-Budget announcement of $55.2 million on work and training subsidies targeted at young people. “However”, said Peter Conway CTU Secretary “this amount is over four years and a large part ... More >>
Workers’ wages are not keeping up with costs
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 12:04 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“Wages fell well behind price increases in the last three months for most people. Meanwhile top executives are getting percentage pay rises in the double digits”, says Bill Rosenberg, CTU Economist. More >>
‘Together’ launched to support fairness at work
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 10:28 am | Council of Trade Unions
Fair treatment at work makes a significant advance this week with the launch of Together, a radically new type of organisation which will extend union association to thousands of new workers. More >>
Helen Kelly Speech to International Workers Memorial Day
Thursday, 28 April 2011, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Today is international workers memorial day. A day when workers around the world stop to remember those workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work. It is day to mourn the dead and to fight for the living. More >>
Workers Memorial Day - Focus on safety of our workers
Wednesday, 27 April 2011, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Helen Kelly will attend a Memorial Service on the West Coast tomorrow as part of Workers Memorial Day – an international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work. “This year has been one ... More >>
Following OECD advice will increase hardship & unemployment
Wednesday, 27 April 2011, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The OECD’s advice that the government should carry out “bolder fiscal consolidation” is badly timed, and bad advice. Following that advice could push New Zealand back into recession and would leave us with continuing high levels of unemployment. “We’ve ... More >>
South Korean, NZ union centres oppose free trade agreement
Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 1:34 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Korean Council of Trade Unions, representing 800,000 members and 25 million workers in South Korea, and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions representing 350,000 workers in New Zealand are calling on their governments to thoroughly review their ... More >>
Necessities and the government push up cost of living
Monday, 18 April 2011, 2:09 pm | NZCTU
Necessities and the government push up cost of living “High rises in the costs of important necessities pushed up the CPI in the three months to March,” says Bill Rosenberg, CTU Economist. “High rises in both necessities and government charges ... More >>
High price increases another blow for workers
Monday, 18 April 2011, 11:21 am | Council of Trade Unions
“Soaring prices from the GST increase plus steep increases in some necessities like food and fuel are another blow to workers already suffering from stagnating wages, high unemployment and attacks on their rights at work. They highlight the ... More >>
Union welcomes Employment Court Decision
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 12:23 pm | NZCTU
The New Zealand Meat Workers & Related Trades Union Inc welcomes the decision of the Employment Court issued yesterday. More >>
CTU Proposes Worker Assistance Package for Canterbury
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 8:54 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The package has three components - ongoing income support for those workers who cannot return to their old job or find a suitable new job; a number of skills initiatives, and; employment schemes. More >>
Facts on the wage comparison with Australia
Monday, 11 April 2011, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Prime Minister has on several occasions, including TVNZ's Breakfast this morning asserted that the after-tax average wage has gone up 16 percent since October 2008 because of tax cuts, and that as a result New Zealand’s after tax average wage ... More >>
Government Promotes Low Wage Vision
Saturday, 9 April 2011, 5:44 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Government Promotes Low Wage Vision The CTU has strongly criticised comments by Deputy Prime Minister Bill English that New Zealand has a competitive advantage in attracting overseas investment because our wages are 30 percent cheaper than in Australia. ... More >>
SIS Amendment Bill should not be heard in secret
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 10:10 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The SIS Amendment Bill opens the possibility of the SIS creating an extensive army of informants immune from criminal and civil prosecution, NZCTU President Helen Kelly will be telling the Intelligence and Security Committee today. More >>
Canterbury Workers Need More Support - CTU
Monday, 4 April 2011, 9:22 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Peter Conway, CTU Secretary said "we have asked the Government to extend the period for the earthquake support subsidy and job loss cover rather than phase these programmes out over coming weeks. We have also requested the development of specific ... More >>
90 day research fatally flawed
Friday, 1 April 2011, 5:29 pm | NZCTU
Once again the NZ Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) is claiming it has done research to show that the 90 day law has increased hiring in small firms. But this draws invalid conclusions from a flawed analysis, said the Council of Trade Unions ... More >>
