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- 1 September 2026
Today’s Union News includes the Prime Minister’s response to public sector strikes taking place next week. There’s also an article on Whakaata Māori which takes a… Read More »1 September 2026 - 31 August 2026
The straining of the health system dominates today’s Union News with articles on long wait times at hospitals and Health NZ cutting contracts of home support… Read More »31 August 2026 - 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
Latest Media Releases
- NZCTU welcomes the discussion opened up by the release of Te Pāti Māori’s tax plan
“The NZCTU welcomes a discussion on New Zealand’s tax system following the release of Te Pāti Māori’s tax plan, as well as the plan released in June by the… Read More »NZCTU welcomes the discussion opened up by the release of Te Pāti Māori’s tax plan - Gender pay gap widens — women work for free from 27 November
Today, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi released the 2026 Work for Free Calendar which shows the scale of systemic pay inequality facing women across… Read More »Gender pay gap widens — women work for free from 27 November - Toxic timber chemical legacy shows why health and safety rights are human rights
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes a new report from the Human Rights Commission detailing the intergenerational impact of PCP use in the timber… Read More »Toxic timber chemical legacy shows why health and safety rights are human rights - 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
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Latest Union Jobs
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E tū | Director | National – Auckland/Wellington/Christchurch
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Kaitohutohu Māori | NZCTU | Wellington
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is the peak body of New Zealand’s trade union movement, representing working people by highlighting key issues, supporting campaigning, and advancing worker-friendly policy. We recognise Te Tiriti o Waitangi as Aotearoa New Zealand’s founding document. Alongside Te Rūnanga o Ngā Kaimahi Māori o Aotearoa, NZCTU represents more than 60,000 Māori…
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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…
Opinion
- Child poverty is made in the labour market
Two pairs of shoes. A winter coat. A bed you do not have to share on a cold night. For 170,000 New Zealand children, these are things that belong to… Read More »Child poverty is made in the labour market - 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
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