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Time For Reserve Bank To Act
Friday, 11 April 2003, 8:53 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The latest Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, alongside latest data on housing, retail sales, job advertisements, and export returns mean that the Reserve Bank needs to cut the official cash rate in April rather than wait until June, the Council of ... More >>
Public Benefit Demands Job Guarantees
Thursday, 10 April 2003, 4:00 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions has called for Air NZ to guarantee the jobs it says will arise from a merger with Qantas to address the public benefit issue. More >>
GATS Offer - CTU View
Tuesday, 1 April 2003, 6:10 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions secretary Paul Goulter, said today that unions have been actively campaigning around the issues affecting workers in the GATS negotiations. More >>
It’s Time to Address Nurses' Pay Issues
Tuesday, 25 March 2003, 6:19 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
A discussion paper released today on fair pay for nurses and midwives is a substantial and researched contribution to achieving pay equity,” Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
CTU Calls for More Action On Hazardous Substances
Wednesday, 19 March 2003, 10:48 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“Many New Zealand workers suffer unnecessarily from the harmful effects of hazardous substances because their employers disregard minimum standards,” said the Council of Trade Unions health and safety co-ordinator Greg Lloyd, today. More >>
No Justification For Iraq War
Tuesday, 18 March 2003, 1:32 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“There is no legal or moral justification for the US led war against Iraq which will result in certain death for countless innocent people,” Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Prime Minister's Union Forum Gives Workers a Say
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 8:25 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“Giving workers a chance to have a direct dialogue with the Prime Minister and senior Ministers is an important feature of the social partnership relationship between the Clark Government and the Council of Trade Unions,” CTU president Ross Wilson ... More >>
Unions to Meet Government Over GATS Concerns
Wednesday, 12 March 2003, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
A delegation of union leaders headed by the Council of Trade Unions will meet Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Michael Cullen tomorrow morning to voice concerns about New Zealand’s commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). More >>
Time to End Pay Discrimination
Friday, 7 March 2003, 6:43 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“It’s time to face the fact that the market will not deliver fair pay for all workers,” said Council of Trade Unions vice president Darien Fenton today. More >>
Union Anti-freeloader Proposal OK with ILO
Friday, 7 March 2003, 10:53 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“Anti-freeloader provisions in collective agreements have been approved by the International Labour Organisation as entirely consistent with freedom of association principles,” Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Mayors Taskforce For Jobs and CTU To Work Together
Thursday, 6 March 2003, 10:19 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Mayors Taskforce for Jobs and the Council of Trade Unions will sign a Memorandum of Understanding tomorrow. Garry Moore, Chair of the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs, outlined today the two main goals: More >>
Decision Rejects Meritless “Secret Strike” Claims
Monday, 3 March 2003, 4:49 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“This landmark decision is a clear example of employer attempts to defeat the intent of the Employment Relations Act,” Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>
Nats Back With More Scare Tactics
Tuesday, 25 February 2003, 5:26 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“Grossly exaggerated claims of the cost of modest increases to workers’ holiday entitlements continue the campaign of scare tactics by National Party,” said Ross Wilson today. More >>
Exploiting Migrants Won't Solve Skills Shortage
Monday, 24 February 2003, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“Exploiting migrant workers is not the answer to our skills shortage,” said Council of Trade Unions president Paul Goulter today. More >>
New Holidays Bill Will Benefit Workers and Employ
Tuesday, 18 February 2003, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“The new Holidays Bill is a huge step forward from the existing Act which dates back to the 1940s,” said Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson today. More >>
New Holidays Bill Will Benefit Workers and Employ
Tuesday, 18 February 2003, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“The new Holidays Bill is a huge step forward from the existing Act which dates back to the 1940s,” said Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson today. More >>
PM Opens Int. Trade Union Conference
Tuesday, 18 February 2003, 11:29 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Over 500 women are in Melbourne this week for the 8th World Women’s Conference of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU). More >>
Personal Grievance Rights Must be Restored
Monday, 17 February 2003, 11:51 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions is calling for the restoration of personal grievance rights after the release of a report showing a pro-employer trend in decisions in the Court of Appeal. More >>
CTU Calls on Bush to Abandon War Crusade
Friday, 14 February 2003, 12:10 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
A Council of Trade Unions delegation today delivered a letter to US Ambassador Swindells calling on President Bush to abandon the crusade for war against Iraq, and to seek a diplomatic solution through the UN. More >>
CTU joins Greenpeace Call fo Govt Peace Initiative
Thursday, 13 February 2003, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Council of Trade Unions has joined Greenpeace and other organisations in a joint letter to the Prime Minister urging the New Zealand Government to declare its support for the proposal being put to the UN Security Council on Friday 14 February by the ... More >>
