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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 65]
CTU meets Equity
Monday, 1 November 2010, 10:14 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Helen Kelly, CTU President and Andrew Little, Secretary of EPMU flew to Auckland today to meet the Board and Committee of Equity to discuss the dispute over The Hobbit and how to use the process agreed with SPADA to achieve a voice for performers in ... More >>
Tough times for Labour Day
Monday, 25 October 2010, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Tough times for Labour Day Despite Labour Day commemorating New Zealanders winning the right to an eight hour working day, many workers are again facing tough times according to the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. More >>
NZCTU Media Advisory –The Hobbit
Sunday, 24 October 2010, 11:32 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
There are no industrial issues that impact on The Hobbit being made in New Zealand. The MEAA, which includes Actors Equity in New Zealand, has given an absolute assurance that there will be no disruption to the filming of The Hobbit in New Zealand. More >>
CTU Statement on The Hobbit and Warners
Friday, 22 October 2010, 11:44 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Helen Kelly, CTU President, said today that the industrial issues concerning the film industry were resolved at a meeting with SPADA last week. More >>
Facts on Hobbit
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 10:28 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Helen Kelly, CTU President, said today that it is important that some facts about the union stance on the Hobbit are placed before the public. More >>
Workers Send Government a Message
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 5:06 pm | Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions says that 22,000 workers walked off the job today to protest against attacks on their rights at work. More >>
Biggest worker protests in a decade reject laws
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 2:02 pm | Council of Trade Unions
Workers from Kaitaia to Bluff attended protests today on Government plans to change workplace laws. More >>
National Day of Action for Fairness – CTU
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 10:14 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Thousands of workers from a myriad of occupations and from Kaitaia to Bluff will stop work today to discuss their rights at work. More >>
Students come out in support of teachers
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 12:29 pm | Council of Trade Unions
Students are standing up publicly to support PPTA teachers who are going on strike this week. The youth sector of the Council of Trade Unions, Stand Up, believes that the voice of students is missing, while the Government is using concerns about student ... More >>
Syd Keepa new CTU Vice-President Māori
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 10:16 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Peter Conway, CTU Secretary, said today that “we warmly welcome Syd Keepa as a CTU Officer, joining Helen Kelly, Richard Wagstaff and me. We have all worked closely with Syd as one of the Conveners of Te Runanga o Nga Kaimahi Māori o Aotearoa.” More >>
Government charges, food prices drive CPI increase
Monday, 18 October 2010, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
A 1.1 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index in the three months to September has been largely driven by additional government charges and increases in food prices. More >>
Government has room to do more on stalling economy
Thursday, 14 October 2010, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
There is clearly still room for fiscal stimulus for an economy that is not going anywhere, and in fact is getting smaller per New Zealander, said the CTU today. The Government Financial Statements for the year ended in June show an operating deficit ... More >>
Unfair funding switch in tertiary education
Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU is critical of the Government announcement to remove funding equivalent to 55,000 places in industry training. More >>
Quit the rhetoric and resolve The Hobbit dispute
Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 9:49 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU President Helen Kelly has called on Wingnut Film representative Philippa Boyens to work with her and find a solution to the current dispute about the rights of NZ performers to have a say on their terms and conditions for The Hobbit. More >>
CTU releases Alternative Economic Strategy
Monday, 11 October 2010, 1:44 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions has released an alternative economic strategy. More >>
Real incomes falling
Thursday, 7 October 2010, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Median weekly incomes have stagnated in dollar terms since 2008, which means they have fallen over 4 percent in real terms (that is, after price rises have been taken into account), said the CTU today. More >>
High performance initiative earns high praise
Thursday, 7 October 2010, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions has welcomed the announcement by the Government of a programme to support high performance work initiatives. More >>
Government to cut minimum wages?
Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The refusal today by Health Minister Tony Ryall to rule out amending the Minimum Wage Act is a very worrying signal that minimum wages could be cut in this country, CTU President Helen Kelly said. The Minister refused to rule out the move in the ... More >>
Need for end to Government complacency
Tuesday, 5 October 2010, 11:52 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The report from NZIER today which describes an ‘economy in reverse’ should be a wake-up call to the Government, following the unexpectedly low GDP growth reported in the June quarter, said the CTU today. More >>
Model for ACC changes proves recipe for disaster
Friday, 1 October 2010, 1:30 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
A Canadian experience rating scheme for accident compensation similar to the Government’s plans for ACC published today in its consultation paper, was proven to encourage the concealment and the playing down of accidents including thousands of amputations, ... More >>
