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Union News
- 22 July 2026
Today’s Union News includes coverage of proposed changes at Stuff (affecting E Tū members) as well as the PSA’s stop-work meeting at MBIE. The Post also… Read More »22 July 2026 - 21 July 2026
The highlight from today’s Union News is a piece on Burger King’s AI assistant and the a worker’s experience of working alongside it. Also, keep an… Read More »21 July 2026 - 17 July 2026
Today’s Union News continues extensive coverage of the Greens Party’s automatic union membership policy and NZCTU’s support of the policy. A link to the ACT Party’s… Read More »17 July 2026
Latest Press Releases
- 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 - NZCTU welcomes Labour’s plan to restore and expand Apprenticeship Boost
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is welcoming Labour’s announcement today that it will restore and expand the Apprenticeship Boost scheme if elected in November.… Read More »NZCTU welcomes Labour’s plan to restore and expand Apprenticeship Boost
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Latest Union Jobs
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Unite | Union Organiser | Auckland
Unite has a vacancy for a permanent full-time Organiser based in Auckland. The successful applicant will primarily be recruiting and organising workers in the Hospitality sector. This is a part time role of 32 hours per week. We are looking for applicants with: • A strong commitment to working people and the union movement.• An…
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Union Organiser | PSA | Dunedin
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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Union Organiser | Nelson | PSA
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…
Opinion
- 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. - NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey Speech to the Labour Conference 2025
Thank you for inviting me to join you today. I want to use this time to get to know each other. I want this time with you to be a… Read More »NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey Speech to the Labour Conference 2025
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