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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions - Latest News [Page 82]
Interest Rate Cut is Too Modest
Thursday, 24 July 2003, 10:16 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions says today’s 0.25 per cent cut in the official cash rate is too modest, and there was an opportunity for a more substantial movement. More >>
Solomon Islands Unions Support NZ Intervention
Wednesday, 23 July 2003, 10:26 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“We have received a plea from the Solomon Islands Council of Trade Unions to support the New Zealand Government’s intervention, and for trade union support for their people,” the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Consensus-Building Needed for Retirement Policy
Tuesday, 22 July 2003, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The challenge for the Savings Forum meeting tomorrow is to identify a process which will achieve a consensus on retirement savings policy, Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
CTU Pledges Support to Striking Port Workers
Thursday, 17 July 2003, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Bluff port company, Southport, is setting a very poor example as a public employer and the Council of Trade Unions will be organising all the assistance possible to ensure that workers there get a fair pay deal, CTU president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
University Research Supports CTU Case
Thursday, 17 July 2003, 9:18 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“New research by Victoria University strongly supports the Council of Trade Unions’ case for strengthening of the Employment Relations Act,” CTU president Ross Wilson said today More >>
Low Inflation the Basis for Interest Rate Cut
Tuesday, 15 July 2003, 12:00 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions says that today’s consumer price figures should provide a firm basis for a 50 basis points cut in the official cash rate next week. More >>
"Scare Tactics" Used in Holidays Debate
Friday, 11 July 2003, 11:57 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Business New Zealand is following its usual scare tactics by making exaggerated claims about the potential impact of four weeks annual leave, Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Settlement with DOC Proves Benefits of Collective
Thursday, 10 July 2003, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“The PSA settlement of special one-off payments for DOC employees is a clear example of the benefits of collective bargaining,” Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Guide Highlights Impact of Workplace Stress
Wednesday, 9 July 2003, 5:38 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions says the publication of new OSH guidelines for managing stress and fatigue in the workplace recognise the potentially devastating consequences of these issues for workers. More >>
Sex Workers Need Protection Under the Law
Tuesday, 24 June 2003, 6:18 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Decriminalising prostitution will ensure sex workers are protected by the same laws that guarantee minimum employment rights to the rest of the workforce, the Council of Trade Unions secretary, Carol Beaumont, said today. More >>
Bank Sale Raises Concerns
Wednesday, 18 June 2003, 6:10 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Jobs will be lost, customers severely inconvenienced, and the banking sector seriously diminished if the National Bank is sold to Australian interests, Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Safety Issues Cause Trucking Crisis
Wednesday, 18 June 2003, 9:54 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Government must address poor health and safety standards in the trucking industry, which are causing a serious shortage of drivers on both sides of the Tasman, according to a visiting Australian union leader. More >>
Bill Means a Better Deal for Underpaid Trainees
Friday, 13 June 2003, 9:44 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The passing of the Minimum Wage Amendment Bill will see a better deal for those trainees who are badly underpaid, the Council of Trade Unions secretary Carol Beaumont said today. More >>
EMA Trying to Undermine Health and Safety
Friday, 13 June 2003, 9:28 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“It is disappointing that some employer organisations are trying to undermine the health and safety laws which are aiming to improve New Zealand’s appalling rate of workplace accidents,” the Council of Trade Unions president, Ross Wilson said today. More >>
ILO Convention Strengthens Collective Bargaining
Wednesday, 11 June 2003, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
New Zealand’s ratification of the International Labour Organisation’s Convention 98 will strengthen the rights of workers to negotiate collective employment agreements, the Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Rail Deal Secures Essential Transport Assets
Friday, 6 June 2003, 4:49 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“The Government’s decision to buy back the rail network is a good deal for New Zealanders which secures essential transport infrastructure in public ownership,” the Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Interest Rate Cut a Step in the Right Direction
Thursday, 5 June 2003, 10:38 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“The cut in the official cash rate to 5.25% is a step in the right direction,” said Council of Trade Unions secretary Paul Goulter today. More >>
Another Interest Rate Cut is Needed
Tuesday, 3 June 2003, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions secretary, Paul Goulter, says the official cash rate should be cut to 5% this week. More >>
CTU & ACC to train 5,000 H&S Representatives
Wednesday, 28 May 2003, 12:10 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Minister of ACC Ruth Dyson this morning launched an ambitious CTU-ACC joint training project which aims to train 5,000 worker health and safety representatives elected under the new health and safety law which came into effect on 5 May. More >>
Carol Beaumont Elected as CTU Secretary
Monday, 26 May 2003, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“I am delighted to announce that Carol Beaumont has been elected unopposed as our new Secretary,” Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
