New Zealand First’s policy announcements around workers’ issues including minimum wage and in-work tax credits are the biggest stories featuring in today’s Union News.
Union coverage
- CTU – Sandra Grey: Luxon isn’t hearing workers | Debate reaction – The Daily Blog
- CTU – Hands off our assets: two-thirds of Kiwis back public ownership as election looms | Waatea News
- PSA – Quake and tsunami monitoring centre closed for hours due to staff shortages | RNZ
- TEU – Labour promises tertiary funding review but dodges fee cap question | Newsroom
Employment
- NZ First pledges to increase minimum wage by at least inflation levels if in government | RNZ
- Peters campaigns on minimum wage growth of at least inflation rate | NZ Herald
- NZ First promises $120 weekly boost for Working Families and inflation-proof minimum wage | Waatea News
- Winston glosses over ‘abortion is murder’ by pretending to care about workers | The Daily Blog
- Greens would establish programme to guarantee jobs for all young Kiwis | RNZ
- Youth unemployment at ‘crisis level’ and AI may mean recovery is tough, NZIER says | RNZ
- International student fired on the spot wins payout for unjustified dismissal | RNZ
- NZ’s nursing squeeze is an election issue. Is it time for compulsory patient ratios? | RNZ
- Is your office pushing you into ‘survival mode’? | RNZ
- Sacked manager Kyle Spencer’s damages bill rises to $43,789 after company appeals to Employment Court | RNZ