The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi undertakes a broad range of work to advance and improve the lives of working people.
As the trade union peak body in Aotearoa New Zealand, the NZCTU submits on a range of policy areas on behalf of our affiliated unions and the broader workforce.
Stay up to date on the work of the NZCTU, including our submissions, analysis, and resources below.
Latest from the NZCTU
- Ban engineered stone – information guideThe New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi remains committed to seeing engineered stone banned in Aotearoa and occupational health protections for workers improved. On 1 July 2024… Read More »Ban engineered stone – information guide
- Job cuts will severely compromise ACC servicesThe NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is dismayed at the announcement that there will be 300 jobs cut at ACC. “There is no doubt that such sweeping job cuts will severely… Read More »Job cuts will severely compromise ACC services
- NZCTU condemns contractor reform as fundamental attack on workers’ rightsNZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff is condemning a proposed change to employment law as a deplorable attack on workers’ rights. Minister for Workplace Relations, Brooke van Velden, has… Read More »NZCTU condemns contractor reform as fundamental attack on workers’ rights
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Latest Submissions
- Submission on the Biometric Processing Privacy Code Exposure DraftThe use of biometric technologies in the workplace is becoming more common. Biometric technologies are used for four main purposes in the workplace: security; recruitment; monitoring and surveillance; and health… Read More »Submission on the Biometric Processing Privacy Code Exposure Draft
- Submission on the Budget Policy Statement 2024This submission to the Finance and Expenditure Committee highlights issues with the 2024 Budget Policy Statement. Under the Public Finance Act 1989, the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) is meant to… Read More »Submission on the Budget Policy Statement 2024
- Submission on the General Review of the CPTPPThis submission to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade identifies aspects of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) that need to be addressed as part of… Read More »Submission on the General Review of the CPTPP
- Submission on a Potential Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the UAEThe New Zealand government is looking to negotiate a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the United Arab Emirates. Given the evidence of significant and ongoing labour rights abuses in… Read More »Submission on a Potential Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the UAE
- New report: Gentailer dividends a barrier to energy decarbonisation and lower energy pricesFIRST Union, NZCTU, and 350 Aotearoa Private control of the electricity industry will significantly raise the cost of NZ’s recent commitment to triple renewable power generation by 2050, according to… Read More »New report: Gentailer dividends a barrier to energy decarbonisation and lower energy prices
- Sustainable Workforce Consultation, Waka Kotahi, November 2023 The CTU supports the Sustainable Public Transport Framework (SPTF) because it recognises that public transport is a critical public good, and that it has a role to play in providing… Read More »Sustainable Workforce Consultation, Waka Kotahi, November 2023
- Consultation on Advancing New Zealand’s Energy TransitionThe CTU strongly supports the development of a proactive strategy that delivers a just transition to a sustainable, affordable, and resilient energy system. The future wellbeing and prosperity of New… Read More »Consultation on Advancing New Zealand’s Energy Transition
- Employment Relations (Protections for Kiwisaver Members) Amendment BillThe CTU strongly supports the legislative intent of this Bill, which is to ensure workers are legally protected against unfair treatment, or the threat of unfair treatment, based on their… Read More »Employment Relations (Protections for Kiwisaver Members) Amendment Bill
- Crimes (Theft by Employer) Amendment BillThe CTU’s submission on the ‘Crimes (Theft by Employer) Amendment Bill’ stresses the need for employers who steal from their workers to be held criminally liable for their actions in… Read More »Crimes (Theft by Employer) Amendment Bill