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Parity needed for primary health nurses
Thursday, 15 December 2005, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“Nurses are an essential element of the government’s primary health care strategy, and the work they do needs to be valued and rewarded appropriately,” said Ross Wilson, Council of Trade Unions President today. More >>
Trade Ministers Meet Global Unions At WTO
Tuesday, 13 December 2005, 12:37 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
New Zealand Government Ministers Jim Sutton and Phil Goff used a meeting with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) in Hong Kong yesterday to outline the government's continuing commitment to seek better recognition of labour ... More >>
Unions will campaign on Youth Rates Bill
Thursday, 8 December 2005, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions will be campaigning for political party support for Green MP Sue Bradford's private members bill abolishing youth rates, which was drawn from the ballot in Parliament this afternoon. More >>
Unions will campaign on Youth Rates Bill
Thursday, 8 December 2005, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions will be campaigning for political party support for Green MP Sue Bradford's private members bill which will abolish youth rates, if it is drawn from the ballot. More >>
Working Conditions Create Good Learning
Thursday, 8 December 2005, 9:21 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"The working conditions of kindergarten teachers create the learning conditions, and employer moves to significantly increase teacher contact time will negatively impact on teaching and learning in our kindergartens," said Ross Wilson, CTU President. More >>
Cash rate rise will hurt exporters and cost jobs
Thursday, 8 December 2005, 9:20 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"Higher interests rates are pushing up the dollar, increasing the cost of investment and will affect jobs in the export sector," Council of Trade Unions Economist Peter Conway said today. More >>
Air NZ must seriously consider union proposal
Wednesday, 7 December 2005, 12:08 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is calling on Air New Zealand management to take seriously the union counter proposal on the future of 617 heavy maintenance engineers. More >>
CTU Supports Home Care petition
Friday, 2 December 2005, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“Rural based home care workers face significant financial pressures and the CTU supports the campaign to secure reimbursement of their travel costs,” said Carol Beaumont, Council of Trade Unions Secretary. More >>
Extra week of Paid Parental Leave welcomed
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is today congratulating the Labour led government on achieving another milestone in paid parental leave, with the extension from 13 to 14 weeks of paid leave becoming effective today. More >>
CTU President slams business pessimists
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Business leaders’ doomsaying is jeopardising the security of ordinary hard working New Zealanders" CTU President Ross Wilson warned today. More >>
No Pacific Prosperity without worker prosperity
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“There can be no Pacific Prosperity without prosperity for pacific workers,” Council of Trade Unions Secretary Carol Beaumont said today. The Council of Trade Unions and its representative body Komiti Pasefika have been active participants in the ... More >>
CTU supports "Super Size My Pay" campaign
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"A $12 per hour wage claim is clearly reasonable and the CTU is right behind the union led community campaign in Auckland for "super sizing" of fast food pay rates," Council of Trade Unions President Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Government needs to stay on target
Thursday, 17 November 2005, 9:04 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is cautioning the new government to take Treasury advice on tax reform, tariff removals and employment law with a healthy grain of salt. More >>
Kiwi workers backing their Aussie mates today
Tuesday, 15 November 2005, 10:27 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
"The Howard government's cynically named WorkChoices legislation is nothing about choice," said Ross Wilson, President of the Council of Trade Unions. "The proposals will allow employers in worksites with less than 100 employees to fire ... More >>
Australian Day of Action Nov 15 2005 - NZ Events
Monday, 14 November 2005, 9:50 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Australian Federal Government is bringing in new industrial relations laws that will fundamentally alter Australian workplaces. The WorkChoices bill went through the Lower House late last week, and will be debated in the Senate shortly. More >>
Aussie Employment Changes A Step Backwards
Thursday, 10 November 2005, 5:54 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is committing to working with Australian unions to continue opposition to the worst changes to their workplace relations system in decades, Council of Trade Unions President Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Unemployment figures a considerable achievement
Thursday, 10 November 2005, 12:49 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“Today’s unemployment figures with a new low of 3.4% unemployed represent a considerable achievement, while also posing a number of challenges,” Carol Beaumont, Secretary of the Council of Trade Unions said today. More >>
CTU Calls On Business NZ To Get Real About Wages
Wednesday, 9 November 2005, 9:46 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is challenging Business New Zealand to get real about wages, CTU President Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Latest wage increase figures welcomed
Tuesday, 8 November 2005, 12:55 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions has welcomed the latest Labour Cost Index figures showing the wage movements across all sectors averaged 3% in the last year, but is pledging to continue the campaign for better wages for workers. More >>
Rod Donald: passionate and tireless advocate
Monday, 7 November 2005, 9:03 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“New Zealand has lost a passionate and tireless advocate for sustainable development and social justice” CTU president Ross Wilson said today. “Rod was a key influence in bringing the Green Party and the union movement closer together and we have worked ... More >>
