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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 62]
Bad for all, worse for Māori
Friday, 1 April 2011, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions Runanga says employment law changes coming into force today will impact particularly heavily on Maori workers. More >>
Young workers will be hit hard by new labour laws
Friday, 1 April 2011, 1:46 pm | NZCTU
The youth union movement, Stand Up believes the 90 day law is not the answer to creating sustainable employment opportunities for young people. “The Government has been selling the 90 day law to young people as a job creation initiative, yet, our youth ... More >>
New laws discriminate against LGBTI workers
Friday, 1 April 2011, 9:45 am | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU Out@Work Council says that new workplace laws, coming into effect Friday 1 April, will make it easier for employers to discriminate against workers based on their gender identity or sexuality. The extension of the 90-day fire at will legislation ... More >>
Fairness at work goes tomorrow
Thursday, 31 March 2011, 12:03 pm | Council of Trade Unions
Changes to employment laws which take effect from tomorrow will allow any new worker to be unfairly dismissed in the first 90 days of employment at a time when work is already tough for so many New Zealanders. Tomorrow’s changes also include restrictions ... More >>
Huge Risks in Scaled Back Canterbury Package
Monday, 28 March 2011, 5:06 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The CTU believes that there are huge risks in the scaled down support for employers and workers impacted by the February earthquake. More >>
What matters is the effect on people
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 11:44 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“The very slow growth in GDP of 0.2 percent in the three months to December following a fall in September should be seen as a leading indicator of continuing high unemployment unless government action is taken”, says CTU economist, Bill Rosenberg. He noted ... More >>
Further assistance needed for Canterbury workers
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 1:04 pm | NZCTU
The Government’s earthquake support package for Canterbury workers and employers needs to be extended and strengthened, according to the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (CTU). The current subsidies, which run until 5 April, are for those workers ... More >>
Court of Appeal upholds union appeal on strike breakers
Thursday, 10 March 2011, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Court of Appeal upholds union appeal on strike breakers The Court of Appeal has quashed the Employment Court decision which permitted the use of strike breakers during the 2009 dispute between the Dairy Workers Union and the Talley’s company, ... More >>
Interest rate rate & coordination with government welcome
Thursday, 10 March 2011, 10:40 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU welcomed the Reserve Bank's significant 0.5 percent reduction in the Official Cash Rate to 2.5 percent today. "This recognises not only the effects of the disastrous Christchurch earthquake but the fact that the economy is in - or is at ... More >>
Wrong-headed Welfare Working Group miss the point
Monday, 7 March 2011, 1:24 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Wrong-headed Welfare Working Group miss the point The CTU backs beneficiary groups’ concerns about the recommendations in the Welfare Working Group’s report. “We are particularly concerned at the recommendations to remove 100,000 people off benefits ... More >>
Employers need to hold off redundancy decisions
Thursday, 3 March 2011, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Employers whose businesses have been affected by the Canterbury earthquakes should hold off making decisions about such things as closures and redundancies, according to the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. More >>
Assistance Package Must Address Genuine Needs of Workers
Monday, 28 February 2011, 6:08 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The NZCTU has welcomed the assistance package announced today, but has raised questions about whether it goes far enough to met the genuine needs of workers at this time. More >>
NZCTU sympathy and support for people of Canterbury
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions sends sympathy and support to the people of Canterbury. CTU President Helen Kelly said that unions held a national meeting today and expressed their solidarity with all those affected by the earthquake. “The loss of life and ... More >>
Government must accept sleepover decision now
Friday, 18 February 2011, 1:33 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Government’s claims about the flow-on impact of the Court of Appeal decision on sleepover shifts worked by disability support workers were tested in court and were found to be wrong, said the CTU today. More >>
Government accounts show no need for asset sales
Friday, 18 February 2011, 11:33 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
There is no cause for an asset sale spree according to the Government’s financial accounts for the six months to December, says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg. There is however a need for continued government spending to prevent unemployment rising ... More >>
Shocking process for major issues in Oz investment agreement
Thursday, 17 February 2011, 10:20 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The investment agreement signed by the Prime Minister today with Australia prevents significant changes in our investment rules, yet was signed without any opportunity for the public to have a say on its provisions, says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg. More >>
Government must stand up for Auckland Māori board
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 3:25 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Instead of allowing Auckland Council to waste time, money and energy in legal battles over Māori representation the Government should agree to fund the board that they chose to set up, said Council of Trade Unions Vice President Māori Syd Keepa today. More >>
Rise in Australian investment threshold has dangers
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 10:51 am | Council of Trade Unions
The increase in the threshold on investment from Australia has dangers not only for the relationship with Australia, says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg. In a deal to be signed between the New Zealand and Australian Prime Ministers any Australian business ... More >>
90 day research fatally flawed
Monday, 14 February 2011, 10:13 am | Council of Trade Unions
The research by NZ Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) claiming to show that the 90 day law has increased hiring in small firms draws invalid conclusions from a flawed analysis, said the Council of Trade Unions today. There is no basis for NZIER and ... More >>
New Zealand must condemn anti-democracy violence
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 2:13 pm | CTU
New Zealand must condemn anti-democracy violence in Egypt and Tunisia The CTU has written to Foreign Minister Murray McCully asking the New Zealand Government to condemn the violent attacks on trade unionists in Tunisia and on the pro-democracy protesters ... More >>
