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- 18 August 2026
The biggest story in today’s Union News is RNZ’s analysis of the Employment Leave Act and how it will affect people’s holiday pay. Union coverage Employment - 14 August 2026
The biggest story in today’s Union News is the cutting of hundreds of jobs at Sky City, with RNZ also looking at job cuts. Union coverage… Read More »14 August 2026 - 10 August 2026
Today’s Union News includes coverage of industrial action by firefighters, nurses and support workers. NZCTU President Sandra Grey was also featured on The Panel on RNZ… Read More »10 August 2026
Latest Media Releases
- Unemployment rate highest in more than a decade – labour market in crisis
Today’s unemployment rate of 5.6 percent is the highest rate in more than a decade and shows a labour market clearly in crisis says Sandra Grey, President of the… Read More »Unemployment rate highest in more than a decade – labour market in crisis - Fastest in a generation electricity price rises continue hurt for working people
Inflation has surged above 4 percent again, with the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) showing prices rising 4.1 percent annually, says Acting President of the New Zealand Council of… Read More »Fastest in a generation electricity price rises continue hurt for working people - NZCTU welcomes Bill to make union membership the default for new workers
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (NZCTU) is welcoming the Green Party’s Employment Relations (Automatic Union Membership) Amendment Bill, announced this morning at E Tū’s… Read More »NZCTU welcomes Bill to make union membership the default for new workers - Attacks on unions are costing working people
A new report from the OECD shows that working people are being left behind by this Government, says New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi Secretary Melissa… Read More »Attacks on unions are costing working people - NZCTU supports energy transition through Solar Saver
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is welcoming Labour’s Solar Saver policy to deliver more solar power to New Zealand households. “In a cost-of-living crisis,… Read More »NZCTU supports energy transition through Solar Saver - Fight for worker health and safety not over says NZCTU
Workers are disappointed by the passing of the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill, but an opportunity has arisen to minimise its damage, says Melissa Ansell-Bridges, Secretary of… Read More »Fight for worker health and safety not over says NZCTU
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Latest Union Jobs
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PSA Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi | Union Organiser | Wellington
The PSA Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is the largest union in New Zealand, Aotearoa and is an innovative and dynamic organisation employing 200 staff throughout New Zealand. We have over 95,000 members working in central and local government, health and community services. As the largest union in New Zealand Aotearoa, we can provide opportunities…
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Workers First | Organiser | Wellington
About the Role ▪The Workers First Organiser is a full-time, permanent organising role responsible for retail, finance, commerce, transport, manufacturing, the wood sector and logistics in the Central region. ▪The primary objective of this position is strategic, targeted membership growth, thataligns with needs of the Central team. Recruit and develop delegates whilst raisingawareness of the…
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Workers First | Organiser | Christchurch
About the Role▪ The Workers First Organiser is a full-time, permanent organising role responsible for retail, finance, commerce, transport, manufacturing, the wood sector and logistics in the Southern region.▪ The primary objective of this position is strategic, targeted membership growth, that aligns with needs of the Southern team. Recruit and develop delegates whilst raising awareness…
Opinion
- From campaigns to courtrooms: Learnings from the International Trade Union School about building workers’ power
Some experiences are a lasting gift that stay with you forever – and this was one of them. I had the utmost privilege of representing the working people of Aotearoa… Read More »From campaigns to courtrooms: Learnings from the International Trade Union School about building workers’ power - Conflict everywhere, especially here in New Zealand
The first of April is both April Fools’ Day and the start of the new financial year. In Aotearoa New Zealand, it’s also the time when the support we give… Read More »Conflict everywhere, especially here in New Zealand - Resolving Pay Equity for Care and Support workers is a Disability Rights issue
There will be those who read that headline and scratch their heads and wonder, what does resolving Pay Equity have to do with Disability Rights? Some will say that Disability… Read More »Resolving Pay Equity for Care and Support workers is a Disability Rights issue - Workers First Union 3: Uber 1
A.C.T is an acronym. It stands for the Association of Consumers and Taxpayers. Why then are they doing Ubers bidding when they (Uber) are neither a consumer nor a taxpayer?… Read More »Workers First Union 3: Uber 1 - Kotahitanga in action | Unions at Waitangi
This Waitangi Day, a delegation of NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi leadership and Te Rūnanga o ngā Kaimahi Māori o Aotearoa members travelled up North to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds to… Read More »Kotahitanga in action | Unions at Waitangi - Back on Track? Not according to workers.
Aotearoa New Zealand is way off track according to workers who took part in the CTU’s Mood of the Workforce Survey. Off track because we see the super-rich getting even… Read More »Back on Track? Not according to workers.
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