Major structural changes to the economy have left workers out of pocket and changes are needed to address the imbalance, the Council of Trade Union… Read More »Workers out of pocket $11,500 a year as a result of decades of poor government policy
The Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff said that the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures out today showed economic anxiety from some business… Read More »Latest economic figures show commentary out of step with the facts
The Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sam Huggard says participation by working people and users of public services is vital for a fair outcome in… Read More »Your chance to decide what’s fair – Tax Working Group open for feedback
They are all waiting on equal pay. And today, early childhood teacher Chloe Lundie-Hodge, neonatal intensive care nurse Emma Morgan and medical transcriptionist Anne Shanks… Read More »What do a nurse, an early childhood teacher and a medical transcriptionist have in common?
Richard Wagstaff, CTU President said today he was pleased to be able to formally announce the swift progress made in the tripartite union, business and… Read More »Council of Trade Unions pleased to report swift progress on pay equity principles
It’s a crucial part of the mythology around National Party Governments that they are “good economic managers”, as their new leader, Simon Bridges, is repeating. The business commentariat repeat it endlessly too. How true is this?
Read More »Was National a ‘good economic manager’?The Council of Trade Unions is calling for greater transparency on how much tax large firms pay in New Zealand. CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg and Secretary Sam Huggard told the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee that the Taxation (Neutralising Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Bill) was a step in the right direction.Read More »Council of Trade Unions calls for sunlight on multinational corporate tax arrangements
Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff said today that he was excited to see such swift and broad progress on the Provincial Growth Fund… Read More »Provincial Growth Fund exciting opportunity to build good jobs for the future
Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff said today that the National Party was not fooling any women with the return of its intentionally flawed… Read More »Women not fooled by National Party’s zombie pay bill ploy
Council of Trade Unions Economist Bill Rosenberg welcomed the release of the text of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP, or TPPA-11)… Read More »Economist still concerned about TPPA-11’s implications for working people
CTU Secretary Richard Wagstaff said his heart went out to the people who had been working at The Grocer’s Market when he heard it was… Read More »The Grocer’s Market liquidation shows need to limit liability of innocent working people
Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff today congratulated Minister for Women, Julie Anne Genter, and her partner Peter Nunns on the announcement that they… Read More »Parliament becoming baby-friendlier workplace a sign of the times