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Trans-Tasman Food Seminar Historic First
Monday, 29 May 2006, 4:36 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Food industry unions affiliated to the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions and the Australian Council of Trade Unions are gathering in Wellington today and tomorrow in what is an historic first. More >>
Review Risks Diversion from Real Challenge
Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 10:45 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"The Council of Trade Unions is not opposed to improving the quality of our regulatory environment, but New Zealand is already judged the easiest country in the world to do business, with a comparably light regulatory framework," CTU ... More >>
Disappointment at Funding for Maori Development
Friday, 19 May 2006, 5:05 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions Runanga is expressing disappointment with the lack of support for Maori development in Budget 2006. More >>
CTU welcomes new spending on literacy
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Council of Trade Unions Secretary Carol Beaumont says that the CTU is pleased that this year's Budget has put some real money into new initiatives to address workforce issues around literacy, numeracy and language skills, with $33.5 million in funding ... More >>
Budget Addresses Modernisation Agenda
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"The priority at this time is to invest in a modernisation programme that can lift wages and economic performance on a sustainable basis. The Budget addresses that key agenda," said Ross Wilson, Council of Trade Unions president today. ... More >>
Lifting Wages a Far Higher Priority than Tax Cuts
Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 12:50 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The main income issue for workers is the need for higher wages, not tax cuts that will benefit the wealthy, Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today, ahead of tomorrow's budget. More >>
Wages, Not Tax the Key Issue says CTU
Monday, 15 May 2006, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"Businesses need to lift wages rather than suggest that tax rates can bridge the gap between New Zealand and Australian incomes," Council of Trade Unions Economist Peter Conway said today. More >>
Consider the Many Benefits of Buying Kiwi Made
Monday, 15 May 2006, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is asking New Zealanders to consider the many benefits of buying kiwi made products and services. More >>
Leave Extension Will Help More Working Women
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 8:57 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Extensions to paid parental leave passed by Parliament will further assist working women to achieve quality working lives, the Council of Trade Unions said tonight. More >>
Wages Need To Keep Rising, says CTU
Monday, 8 May 2006, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"Wages have taken some time to catch up after 5 strong years of economic growth, and they must continue to rise if we are to address our low wage crisis," Peter Conway, Council of Trade Unions Economist said today. More >>
Youth Rates Advice a Step Towards their Abolition
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 12:42 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"Legal advice to the Attorney General that youth rates are illegal is a significant step in our campaign to eliminate this form of discrimination against young workers," Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
‘What Really Matters’ Is Not Dismissal Rights
Monday, 1 May 2006, 10:47 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“The key issue facing the labour market right now is how to attract workers with skills, not how to sack them,” said Council of Trade Unions President Ross Wilson, commenting on remarks at National’s regional conference in Auckland today. “’What ... More >>
CTU Launches Campaign for Asbestos Victims
Friday, 28 April 2006, 11:21 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions today launched a campaign for fair compensation for victims of workplace asbestos exposure. More >>
Workers Bear Brunt of Occupational Disease, Injury
Thursday, 27 April 2006, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"The report of the National Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee (NOHSAC) supports long expressed union concerns that the costs of workplace disease and injury are born largely by injured workers and their families," Council ... More >>
Stoppage Increase the Result of Union Campaign
Thursday, 20 April 2006, 4:48 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"The increase in work stoppages in 2005 was caused by employers being unrealistic about the union movement's Fair Share wage campaign," CTU Secretary Carol Beaumont said today, following Statistics New Zealand's release of work stoppage figures for ... More >>
CTU calls on Government to act on Nepal
Tuesday, 18 April 2006, 9:36 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU is calling on the New Zealand Government to use its influence to end the repression in Nepal by the King and the army. More >>
Its only 3 ½ days - get over it, says CTU
Thursday, 13 April 2006, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is reminding employers bemoaning the inability to trade over Easter break that there are only 3 and a half days a year that are covered by shop trading restrictions. More >>
EMA Youth Rates Surveys At Odds with Treasury
Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 9:06 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Two EMA regional surveys on youth rates out today are at odds with Treasury research and a Sherwin Chan Walsh survey of Wellington businesses, the Council of Trade Unions said today. More >>
CTU on UN Special Rapporteur Report
Friday, 7 April 2006, 12:42 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi Vice President Maori hopes that the initial defensive response from many Parliamentarians to the report of the UN Special Rapporteur shifts to a more inclusive and constructive approach to building ... More >>
Building High Wage, Quality Economy says CTU
Tuesday, 4 April 2006, 3:25 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Getting the investment in skills development right is a vital part of building a high wage and quality economy, the Council of Trade Unions said today. More >>
