The biggest story in today’s Union News is Labour’s pay equity announcement as part of its fiscal plan released over the weekend, with a wide selection of articles across the media.
Union coverage
- ASMS – Sister doctors’ bid to stop Auckland Hospital bullying investigation rejected | RNZ
- CTU – Pay rise is not pay equity: unions put Labour on notice | Waatea News
- CTU – Three years of pain: Māori and rangatahi hit hard as jobless numbers surge | Waatea News
- NZNO – Wellington Hospital ED operating under code red about half the time since March | RNZ
- NZNO – Kingmakers’ debate: How minor party leaders propose solving Christchurch’s ED woes | The Press (paywalled)
- NZRDA – Newly regulated physician associates able to register from today | RNZ
- PSA – Poll says Māori are turning to the Greens for their party vote | RNZ
- TEU – University and polytech staff vote to strike together for first time | RNZ
Pay equity
- Labour’s fiscal plan leaves big questions on pay equity | Newsroom
- Kerre Woodham: Where is Labour’s pay equity funding actually going to come from? | Newstalk ZB
- Greens put $4.5b bill on first part of reversing government’s pay equity changes | RNZ
- Labour reveals vaunted fiscal plan – here’s the key details | 1News
- Labour releases its fiscal plan, promises pay rise for care and support workers | RNZ
- Labour promises to reinstate pay equity, but only costs one claim, leaving $8.5b out of plan | NZ Herald
- Labour releases fiscal plan, promises immediate pay rise for care and support workers | Stuff
- Greens say coalition ‘butchered’ pay equity, promise to rapidly resolve care and support claim | NZ Herald
- Greens’ $4b pay equity pledge hinges on Labour tax u-turn | Newsroom