Social Partnership

Christchurch, November 8, 2003

It is my honour and pleasure to once again bring warm greetings from the Council of Trade Unions.

I personally welcome this annual opportunity to address your conference.

Christchurch, November 8, 2003

It is my honour and pleasure to once again bring warm greetings from the Council of Trade Unions.

I personally welcome this annual opportunity to address your conference.

It is my honour and pleasure to once again bring warm greetings from the Council of Trade Unions.

This is election year; a time to acknowledge here what has been achieved by Labour in Government, to celebrate the excellent working relationships we have built, and, most importantly, to plan for the future.,/p>

Changing Gear: delivering the social dividend. 6 December 2001

I have been asked to address the conference "for no more than 10 minutes" on the key question of how to obtain buy-in across the wider community to growth strategies that could deliver benefits to all New Zealanders.

The Employment Relations Bill: a new challenge for unions. Speech by Ross Wilson, president NZCTU, to the PSA Congress, Mayday 2000.

Well its Mayday and for the first time in many years we actually have something very real and tangible to celebrate. In 91 days the Employment Contracts Act will be consigned to the dustbin of history!