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Brash gets it wrong on bereavement leave

Thursday, 5 February 2004, 2:53 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

“I am disgusted that Don Brash is urging employers to discriminate against Maori workers when he clearly hasn’t even read the Holidays Act,” Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>

Workers Have Right to be Heard in Law Reform

Monday, 2 February 2004, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

The union submission to the review of the Employment Relations Act focused on protecting workers to ensure all sectors of society shared the benefits of strong economic growth, the Council of Trade Unions secretary, Carol Beaumont, said today. More >>

Report on Working Children Shows Needs

Monday, 26 January 2004, 8:36 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

The Council of Trade Unions secretary Carol Beaumont says unions support the Caritas report’s recommendation that household poverty be addressed so that children do not have to work to supplement the family income. More >>

Union Solidarity for Niue Relief

Thursday, 15 January 2004, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

The Council of Trade Unions is urging union members around the country to give generously to relief funds set up to help victims of Cyclone Heta on Niue Island. More >>

Time to Move on Workplace Super

Friday, 19 December 2003, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

The Retirement Income Report 2003 highlights the importance of employment-based retirement savings, the key role of unions, and recommends the establishment of a workgroup to get some savings proposals up and running, Council of Trade Unions economist ... More >>

Low-paid Workers to Benefit from Budget Surplus

Thursday, 18 December 2003, 12:44 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

The Budget Policy Statement announced today signals help for workers and families who are struggling to make ends meet on low incomes, says Council of Trade Unions secretary Carol Beaumont. More >>

Why Does Business Need 12 Weeks to Make Submission

Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 8:37 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

It may be because they are taking long holidays that the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) doesn’t have time to prepare submissions on the Employment Relations Law Reform Bill, Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>

New Holidays Act Benefits All Working NZers

Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 8:35 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

“The improvements in the new Holidays Act are clear examples of gains won by the union movement which benefit all New Zealanders,” Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>

Vulnerable Workers Greet Employment Bill

Thursday, 11 December 2003, 1:16 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

A group of cleaners and other low-paid and vulnerable workers are expected at Parliament today to support the Employment Relations Law Reform Bill, says Council of Trade Unions secretary Carol Beaumont. More >>

New Law Prompts Hysterical Reaction from Employers

Friday, 5 December 2003, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

Changes in employment law have provoked hysterical reactions from some employer organisations, who seem stuck in a mindset that workers are the enemy, rather than one of their most valuable assets, the Council of Trade Unions president, Ross Wilson, said today. More >>

Employment Bill Makes Modest Progress

Thursday, 4 December 2003, 12:20 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

"Changes to the Employment Relations Act announced by the Government are modest but useful proposals to what’s always been a modest law," Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>

Unionists Meet to Back TSB Staff Negotiations

Monday, 24 November 2003, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

Members from a range of trade unions are to gather in New Plymouth tonight to support union members at TSB bank who have waited 12 years for the opportunity to negotiate a collective employment agreement, Council of Trade Unions secretary Carol Beaumont ... More >>