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- New Zealand loses 41,000 jobs in two years as government offers no plan
New Zealand has 41,465 fewer filled jobs compared with two years ago, with Stats NZ data confirming a sustained decline in employment that the Government has failed to address,… Read More »New Zealand loses 41,000 jobs in two years as government offers no plan - Brooke van Velden resignation is a chance for U-turn
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey is calling on the Government to pause harmful employment legislation in light of Brooke van Velden’s resignation. “Brooke van Velden’s legacy as… Read More »Brooke van Velden resignation is a chance for U-turn - Fuel-crisis package is paper-thin
The Government’s proposed support package for families in a fuel crisis is woefully inadequate, says NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey. “Some families will get limited relief from… Read More »Fuel-crisis package is paper-thin - CTU stands in solidarity with teachers
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey is supporting NZEI Te Riu Roa and calling on Public Service Commissioner Brian Roche to back down from his plans to offer… Read More »CTU stands in solidarity with teachers - Holidays Act reform needs to take a break
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey is calling on Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden to pause the proposed reform of the Holidays Act and… Read More »Holidays Act reform needs to take a break - Government policies are increasing child poverty
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi president Sandra Grey is blaming the Government for new data released by Stats NZ today that shows child poverty continuing to be a stain on… Read More »Government policies are increasing child poverty
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Latest Union Jobs
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NZNO Tōpūtanga Taphui Kaitiaki o Aotearoa | Employment Lawyer | Wellington
Tōpūtanga Taphui Kaitiaki o Aotearoa: The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is the largest union in New Zealand representing more than 63,000 nurses, midwives, students, kaimahi hauora, and health workers in Aotearoa. We represent the interests of members on professional and employment related matters and we are affiliated to the International Council of Nurses (ICN)… Read…
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Workers First | Organiser | Wellington
About the Role Qualifications and Experience commitment to giving workers the opportunity to be part of a union. Salary and Benefits Applicants
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PPTA Te Wehengarua | Field Officer | Auckland
A Field Officer position has become available in the Auckland field office of the New Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ Association Te Wehengarua. The vacancy is a full-time permanent position. A starting date will be determined by mutual agreement. The appointee will have responsibility for organising and providing services to members and branches in the areas… Read…
Opinion
- 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 - We are over it, and up for it
Dr Sandra Grey was elected as NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President in October 2025. The power and energy of the union movement has been on full display in the last… Read More »We are over it, and up for it
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