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Budget Pays Social Cost of Low-Wage 90s Policies
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Budget assistance to low-paid workers with families highlights the continuing social effects of the low-wage policies of the 1990s, Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Unions and Wellington M.P.'s agree
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 11:52 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Nearly 100 union members from a dozen different unions and Wellington M.P.’s agreed this evening that industrial relations legislation needs strengthening if the declared aims of the Employment Relations Act are to be realized. The meeting was organised ... More >>
Union members talk to Wellington M.P.'s
Wednesday, 26 May 2004, 10:25 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
A Beehive theatrette full of union delegates from workplaces all over Wellington will attend a meeting this Wednesday to talk to Wellington based M.P.'s about the proposed amendments to the Employment Relations Act. The meeting has been organised ... More >>
Stand-down Rule Change Good News for Seasonal Work
Tuesday, 25 May 2004, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Changes to benefit stand-down rules promise to be a lot fairer for many seasonal workers facing hardship while temporarily out of a job, Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
A Budget for the Battlers
Monday, 24 May 2004, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
''This week’s Budget promises to be a Budget for the battlers,'' Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Rapid Response Needed for Pay Equity
Thursday, 13 May 2004, 1:21 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Government’s response to the Pay and Employment Equity Taskforce report shows that it is prepared to take action immediately to close the gender pay gap within the state sector, Council of Trade Unions vice-president Helen Kelly said today. More >>
Unions Welcome School To Work Funding Boost
Thursday, 13 May 2004, 12:05 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The funding boost to get more school leavers into education, training or work will help to ensure young people have a fair chance at a career and a good start to their working lives, Council of Trade Unions secretary Carol Beaumont said today. More >>
Campaign Challenges Business
Tuesday, 11 May 2004, 12:17 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions has today launched a broadsheet under the banner “There’s work to be done, together” which challenges business to work with unions on the real issues facing New Zealand. More >>
Poverty on Union Agenda
Thursday, 6 May 2004, 10:47 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Experiences of child poverty, low pay and sub-standard housing will be heard at a major public meeting organised by trade unions in South Auckland this weekend. More >>
100s of Union Delegates Gather for Meeting with PM
Thursday, 29 April 2004, 6:53 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Prime Minister and other senior Government figures are this evening hearing first-hand the concerns of more than 200 union delegates in a major cross-union gathering in Hamilton. More >>
Improve Workplace Health and Safety
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Thousands of workers around the country have now attended health and safety training courses aimed at bringing down New Zealand’s alarming toll of workplace death and injury, Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
100s of Union Delegates Gather for PM Meeting
Wednesday, 21 April 2004, 5:44 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
21 April 2004 The forum is not open to the media. Ross Wilson will be available for comment after 8pm. More >>
China Deal Signals Serious Issues for Workers
Thursday, 15 April 2004, 8:40 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The opening of negotiations for a free trade agreement with China raises a raft of serious issues for New Zealand workers, Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Govt Action Needed on Workplace Drug Testing
Wednesday, 14 April 2004, 11:06 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
An Employment Court judgement has highlighted the need for urgent Government action to spell out legal rights and responsibilities around drug testing in the workplace, Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Public Holiday Rates Return After a Decade
Thursday, 8 April 2004, 12:51 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
For the first time in more than a decade all employees who have to work this Easter will be paid at least time and a half as well as get a day off in lieu, Council of Trade Unions secretary Carol Beaumont said today. More >>
CEO Survey Reveals Double Standards
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The findings of a survey of chief executives’ pay rates reveal a double standard in business leaders’ criticism of the proposed new employment law, Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
CTU Helps Build New Unions in Iraq
Monday, 5 April 2004, 5:23 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“International unions have begun a programme of support for the development of trade unions in Iraq,” Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Unions, DHB Sign up to Tackle Skill Shortages
Monday, 5 April 2004, 9:48 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions and the Capital and Coast District Health Board will today sign a groundbreaking deal that aims to tackle skill shortages in the construction industry around the Wellington region. More >>
April 1 Bonus for Lowest-Paid Workers
Wednesday, 31 March 2004, 10:43 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The lowest-paid workers will find they have a bit extra in their pay packet as well as better holiday entitlements from tomorrow, Council of Trade Unions secretary Carol Beaumont said today. More >>
Big Business Misses the Big Picture
Thursday, 25 March 2004, 4:40 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The main message from the New Zealand Herald’s special report for business is that big business is missing the big picture, Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
