“The GDP figures out this morning confirm that the economy is growing steadily and doing well compared to other OECD countries,” says Richard Wagstaff, President… Read More »Economy steady but need to prepare for change
Joint media release from The NZ Council of Trade Unions, Equity NZ and NZ Writers Guild The announcement today by the Minister for Workplace Relations… Read More »Government supports collective bargaining for those working in film and screen industry
The CTU has welcomed the statement from Education Minister Chris Hipkins inviting the NZEI and PPTA to meet with him and senior Ministry officials to… Read More »CTU welcomes initiative to progress discussions in education
Was the “Wellbeing Budget” much different from any other Budget? Was it better? It is of course the first one, so we need to allow… Read More »The Wellbeing Budget
The Government describes it as a Wellbeing Budget and has taken a different approach to the way funding has been prioritised, including stating five Budget… Read More »The CTU Budget Report 2019
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming the concept of a Wellbeing Budget “We certainly believe that a budget which focuses on meaningful measures to… Read More »CTU welcomes Wellbeing Budget as a good start
“The announcement by the Minister of Finance that the Government was moving from a rigid 20% debt target to a range between 15% and 25%… Read More »Relaxing of borrowing constraint welcome, but broader review needed
Bill Rosenberg, Economist and Policy Director for the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (CTU) and Lyndon Keene, Director of Policy and Research, for the… Read More »Vote Health needs an extra $1.3 billion just to stand still, research reveals
Minister Twyford’s announcement this morning of reform of the Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM) will be a timely fix for bad legislation that has cost… Read More »PTOM fix a welcome reform of a ridiculous system
The Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sam Huggard is calling on Auckland Transport, part of Auckland Council to intervene, and “remove the suspensions which are… Read More »Auckland rail workers suspended; an employer trend?
Access Community Health’s decision to suspend approximately 40 contact centre workers and coordinators taking part in a partial strike is draconian and reflects badly on… Read More »Big business attacks the low paid
“There is no question that we all must take urgent action in order to address climate change, together we can prevent further damage to our… Read More »Just Transition Summit