Author: Rob Egan

People working in essential services, on behalf of over 10,000 New Zealanders, have today presented a petition calling for safer sick leave to Minister of Workplace Relations Hon Andrew Little. “Ensuring that people are well at work is simply the right thing to do. Having safer sick leave is essential. Increasing the legal minimum from… Read more »

The Council of Trade Unions is happy that the Green Party is supporting 10 days paid sick leave for all working Kiwis. “We have been campaigning for safer sick leave, and the Greens have listened to voices of thousands of working Kiwis,” CTU President Richard Wagstaff said. “Increasing the legal minimum from 5 days to… Read more »

The Council of Trade Unions today congratulated long time Policy Director and Economist and more recently, Future of Work Director Dr Bill Rosenberg on his appointment as one of New Zealand’s Productivity Commissioners. CTU President Richard Wagstaff says Bill will bring a wealth of experience to the role, as well as strong union values of… Read more »

The Council of Trade Unions says the re-emergence of Covid-19 in Auckland workplaces, including workplace transmission shows why strengthening working people’s rights needs urgent attention. “We know from overseas experience that strong engagement from working people in their conditions of work and health and safety practices keeps Covid out” said CTU President Richard Wagstaff. “This means everyone… Read more »

“The extension of the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme across the country is good news for working Kiwis who might have been at risk of loss of income and possible redundancies due to the COVID-19 economic fallout,” said CTU President Richard Wagstaff. “Many working people will be anxious that the re-emergence of COVID could threaten their… Read more »

The Council of Trade Unions is reminding employers of their responsibilities to employees as we return to alert levels 2 and 3. “Employers need to remember that they must act in good faith with employees and their unions. Most employers behaved appropriately earlier in the year when the entire country went into lockdown, but there… Read more »

The Council of Trade Unions is supporting the announcement from the Labour Party today to revamp the existing flexi-wage scheme to support more Kiwis getting into, and staying in, jobs. “In the months and years ahead we’ll need to reimagine the ways that things can be done differently. One of the best things about this… Read more »

The Council of Trade Unions is pleased to see release of the Homes For All policy from the Green Party today. CTU Policy Director Andrea Black is enthusiastic about this policy. “Everyone should have a warm dry healthy home to live in, its really that simple. We welcome the commitment of the Green Party to… Read more »