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Still Too Many Unemployed - CTU

Tuesday, 11 February 2003, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

The Council of Trade Unions has welcomed the fall in unemployment below 5%. This indicates a high demand for labour and continuing growth in employment. More >>

Ruling Goes Further Than International Law

Tuesday, 11 February 2003, 8:35 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

“A very conservative decision which disregards the international law on which the Employment Relations Act is based,” Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>

Wages Must Increase In Response to Labour Shortage

Wednesday, 5 February 2003, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

“Wages data released today by Statistics NZ shows that any evidence of wages responding to labour shortages is very limited,” said Council of Trade Unions secretary Paul Goulter today. More >>

Training Report a Dire Warning to NZ Business

Tuesday, 4 February 2003, 6:53 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

The secretary of the Council of Trade Unions has described a PricewaterhouseCoopers report showing that New Zealand workers receive half as much training as their Australian counterparts as a ‘dire ‘warning’ to business. More >>

WTO Negotiations Impact on Services: CTU

Monday, 3 February 2003, 12:48 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

“Unions are worried by the long list of requests made of New Zealand in the current GATS services negotiations,” said Council of Trade Unions secretary Paul Goulter today. More >>

Worker Role in Health and Safety Urgently Needed

Saturday, 1 February 2003, 10:28 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

“After May 5, when stronger health and safety law is in place, companies with shocking health and safety records will have to involve their workers in making workplaces safe,” said Council of Trade Unions secretary Paul Goulter today. More >>

Moving NZ Forward Sustainably

Friday, 31 January 2003, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

The Council of Trade Unions will work with Government and other stakeholders on the sustainable development programme of action announced today. More >>

CTU Requests Meeting With US Ambassador

Friday, 31 January 2003, 9:54 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

The Council of Trade Unions has asked US Ambassador Charles Swindells to receive a delegation from the CTU’s 34 affiliated unions to express concerns over the increasingly worrying Iraq situation, and the implications for workers. More >>

Minister's Commitment To Clean Up ACC Welcome

Wednesday, 29 January 2003, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

“The clear commitment by the Minister to restoring fairness to ACC administration is the final building block in the process of rebuilding a scheme New Zealanders can be proud of,” the president of the Council of Trade Unions said today. More >>

Someone Should Tell Brash His Policies Have Failed

Wednesday, 29 January 2003, 12:30 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

“Don Brash is advocating failed policies of the past which created large gaps between rich and poor,” said Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson today. More >>

Anniversary Holidays Highlight Pay Problems

Friday, 17 January 2003, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

“A recent Court of Appeal decision could lead to reduced payment for many workers on holidays such as Monday’s Wellington Anniversary Day,” said Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson today. More >>

Information Campaign On OSH Law Vital

Friday, 10 January 2003, 11:33 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

“The information campaign on new health and safety law is absolutely vital given the volume of misinformation around about the Act,” said Ross Wilson today. More >>

Business Attack On Employment Court Unjustified

Thursday, 9 January 2003, 11:15 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

“The EMA (Northern) call for the abolition of the Employment Court is at best tired rhetoric and at worst an unjustified personal attack on Chief Judge Goddard,” Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>

CTU Calls On Business to Support Health & Safety

Friday, 20 December 2002, 4:02 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

“The CTU calls on employers to put the rhetoric behind us and work together to make New Zealand workplaces safe,” the Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. More >>

CTU Calls For Consensus Around Growth

Friday, 20 December 2002, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

“The growth figures released today confirm the underlying strength of our economy,” said the secretary of the Council of Trade Unions, Paul Goulter, today More >>

$8.50 Minimum Wage Welcome, But Still Too Low

Thursday, 19 December 2002, 11:15 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

“Today’s announcement that the minimum wage will rise to $8.50 is good news,” said Paul Goulter, secretary of the Council of Trade Unions today. More >>

Historic Human Rights Milestone For NZ

Thursday, 19 December 2002, 11:10 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

ILO Ratification Decision An Historic Human Rights Milestone For NZ - “The Government announcement that it will ratify ILO Convention 98 on Collective Bargaining is an historic human rights milestone for New Zealand,” Council of Trade Unions president ... More >>