ELECTION 2026
As the election approaches, working people want to know where parties stand on the issues that matter to them. The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi reached out to parties across the political spectrum and asked them 12 questions that workers told us were their priority this election year.
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- 5 November 2026
The biggest story in today’s Union News is the announcement by the NZ Professional Firefighters Union of four 10-hour strikes following their members 99% rejection of… Read More »5 November 2026 - 3 November 2026
Today’s Union News includes an outrageous story on hospital workers having to wait five months before an agreed pay rise kicks in. Sandra Grey, President, is… Read More »3 November 2026 - 2 November 2026
Today’s Union News includes an interview with President Sandra Grey on The Daily Blog, more failures in the health system, the Netball Players’ Association being blindsided… Read More »2 November 2026
Latest Media Releases
- September labour market data further proof of how badly the Luxon Government has mismanaged the economy
Data released today by Stats NZ shows how the Luxon Government has completely wrecked the job market. “Since the Luxon Government took office, unemployment has increased from 4 percent… Read More »September labour market data further proof of how badly the Luxon Government has mismanaged the economy - Same inflation, different choices: Australia protected jobs while Luxon’s Government cut them
Australia and New Zealand faced the same global inflation shock, but only New Zealand workers have been made to pay for it with their jobs, a new report from… Read More »Same inflation, different choices: Australia protected jobs while Luxon’s Government cut them - Lower-income households continue to bear the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis under Luxon’s Government
“Data released today by Stats NZ shows that low-income, beneficiary, and superannuitant households are bearing the brunt of ongoing price rises and the failure of Luxon’s Government to address… Read More »Lower-income households continue to bear the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis under Luxon’s Government - Real wages fall under Luxon as lowest-paid workers go backwards
Minimum wage workers have seen the real value of their pay fall by as much as 6.7 percent under Luxon’s Government, according to a new report from the New… Read More »Real wages fall under Luxon as lowest-paid workers go backwards - Greens’ fiscal plan takes working people’s priorities seriously
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (NZCTU) welcomes the Green Party’s fiscal plan, which tackles the issues working people most want fixed: the cost of… Read More »Greens’ fiscal plan takes working people’s priorities seriously - Inflation data shows Luxon’s Government has failed on the cost of living
Consumer prices rose 3.7 percent in the year to the September quarter, according to StatsNZ figures released today. Petrol prices were a major driver, up 19.1 percent. But prices… Read More »Inflation data shows Luxon’s Government has failed on the cost of living
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Latest Union Jobs
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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…
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UnionAID | Leadership Programme Manager | Wellington
About the role The Mindanao Young Leaders Programme develops emerging civil society leaders from Mindanao (southern Philippines) to support sustainable development. The programme is hosted at Victoria University Wellington. You will oversee the programme from annual cohort selection and curriculum delivery through to action projects and alumni engagement. The Mindanao YLP is funded by the…
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UnionAID | Leadership Programme Manager | Auckland
About the role The Indonesia Young Leaders Programme (Inspirasi) develops emerging civil society leaders from across Eastern Indonesia to support sustainable development. The programme is hosted at the Auckland University of Technology. You will oversee the programme from annual cohort selection and curriculum delivery through to action projects and alumni engagement. Inspirasi is funded by…
Opinion
- He Whakaputanga: A declaration of rangatiratanga that still matters today
28 October is a significant date in Aotearoa history and we should all take a moment to acknowledge and commemorate He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (The Declaration… Read More »He Whakaputanga: A declaration of rangatiratanga that still matters today - 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
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