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- Unemployment rising shows the need for a plan
New labour market data released by Statistics New Zealand today shows a weak labour market and the need for a plan to deliver positive change, said NZCTU Economist Craig… Read More »Unemployment rising shows the need for a plan - Government science cuts take New Zealand even further backward
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff is deeply concerned about the future of investment in science, following the latest announcement of another 60 jobs cuts at Environmental Science… Read More »Government science cuts take New Zealand even further backward - Monthly Employment Data shows weakness in economy
Monthly employment data released today by Statistics New Zealand showed our continuing labour market weakness, and particularly challenging conditions for young working people, said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Economist… Read More »Monthly Employment Data shows weakness in economy - NZCTU alarmed at further cuts to WorkSafe
WorkSafe’s announcement that it is planning even further restructuring and cuts just months after losing 15% of its staff has alarmed the NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi. “Our health and… Read More »NZCTU alarmed at further cuts to WorkSafe - Workers demonstrate strength of union power
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is celebrating a strong turnout of workers across the country who stood together in opposition to the Government’s anti-worker agenda, with more than 10,000 working… Read More »Workers demonstrate strength of union power - Government must support workers following Smithfield closure
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff is calling on the Government to show leadership following the announced closure of the Smithfield meat works, and the continued loss of… Read More »Government must support workers following Smithfield closure
Workplace Injury Advocacy Service
Have you suffered a workplace injury or an injury that affects your ability to work?
Do you need help to access your ACC entitlements?
One of our phone-based advocates will work with you to:
- Find the best way to resolve your problem in accessing your entitlements
- Help to prepare you for meetings with ACC or an Accredited Employer
- Identify other resources and help that may be available to you.
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Opinion
- Equal Pay, Equal Rights: Fighting for Pay Equity in Aotearoa
Next month will mark 52 years since the Equal Pay Act was passed in Aotearoa New Zealand. For over a hundred years, unions have continued to work tirelessly in the… Read More »Equal Pay, Equal Rights: Fighting for Pay Equity in Aotearoa - Aotearoa’s Moral Failure on Migrant Worker Rights
Richard Wagstaff There is no place for migrant worker exploitation in a decent society, and yet in Aotearoa New Zealand many migrant workers continue to contend with low wages, exploitation,… Read More »Aotearoa’s Moral Failure on Migrant Worker Rights - Government says ‘do your bit’ – young workers say ‘do better’
Dr Zoë Port Today marks International Youth Day, and the NZCTU’s youth network Stand Up is calling on the Government to do better by young workers – following the bleak… Read More »Government says ‘do your bit’ – young workers say ‘do better’ - Coming home from the International Trade Union School
10-day intensive in Vienna I have just returned home to Aotearoa from the International Trade Union School (ITUSA) in Vienna, Austria. The programme is run by the International Trade Union… Read More »Coming home from the International Trade Union School - Power to Win
Never have we needed to talk about power to win decent wages more than right now. With an ongoing assault on workers’ rights and conditions — the repeal of Fair… Read More »Power to Win - Looking beyond the narrow policy confines of the past four decades
This week the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi launched an exciting new three-year project, Reimagining Aotearoa Together. The project, which will bring together the union movement… Read More »Looking beyond the narrow policy confines of the past four decades
Featured Campaign
We need corporate manslaughter laws
Unlike other countries, Aotearoa New Zealand doesn’t have corporate manslaughter laws.
This needs to change. This is how you can help make the change we need to ensure everyone gets home from work.
- Read our blog about the human cost of workplace deaths
- Add your name to the #StandWithPike Open Letter
- Sign the Not One More Petition
- Find out what a corporate manslaughter law could look like
- Read the corporate manslaughter FAQs
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