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
- Economic Bulletin April 2024Welcome to the April 2024 NZCTU Economic Bulletin. In our monthly feature we look at the link between economic insecurity and support for populist political parties. Populism is typically defined… Read More »Economic Bulletin April 2024
- Health and safety consensus is dead, and WorkSafe cuts are burying itFirst published on stuff.co.nz (26 April 2024) The post-Pike River political consensus on workplace health and safety is dead. This has been evidenced by the slashing of WorkSafe jobs by the outgoing Labour… Read More »Health and safety consensus is dead, and WorkSafe cuts are burying it
- NZCTU welcomes corporate manslaughter bill introductionNZCTU President Richard Wagstaff is calling on all political parties to support the new Member’s Bill from Labour’s workplace relations and safety spokesperson Camilla Belich MP that would ensure negligent… Read More »NZCTU welcomes corporate manslaughter bill introduction
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Latest Submissions
- 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
- Select Committee Submission on Employment Relations (Restraint of Trade) Amendment BillRestraint of trade clauses are frequently and unjustifiably imposed on low-income earning workers; these workers often lack the resources to challenge these clauses.