November 30 marks a bleak milestone – all women in Aotearoa are effectively working for free compared to men, due to persisting gender and ethnic… Read More »Pay gap pushes women into a month of unpaid work
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi President, Sandra Grey, is calling on the Prime Minister to uphold democratic values and ensure… Read More »Unions call on Prime Minister to uphold democratic values and respect school communities
More than 45 unions, educators, occupational health and safety experts, academics, and public health organisations have signed an open letter calling on the Prime Minister… Read More »Unions, educators, and health leaders demand urgent review into asbestos failures
Rt Hon. Christopher Luxon, Prime MinisterHon. Brooke van Velden, Minister for Workplace Relations and SafetyHon. Simeon Brown, Minister for HealthHon. Casey Costello, Minister for CustomsHon.… Read More »Open letter demand urgent review into asbestos failures
In this month’s feature we discuss the class character of New Zealand’s inflation policy. Under our current settings, higher unemployment is the price paid for… Read More »Economic Bulletin October/November 2025
Submitted by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi7 November 2025 This submission is made on behalf of the 32 unions affiliated… Read More »Proposal to revoke Asbestos Code of Practice
Dr Sandra Grey was elected as NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President in October 2025. The power and energy of the union movement has been on… Read More »We are over it, and up for it
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53 years since the Equal Pay Act 1972 was passed, NZCTU Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges is calling on political parties to reverse the recent changes to… Read More »53 years of the Equal Pay Act
This statement was originally published by The Post The strikes planned by several unions on October 23 represent the biggest day of industrial action in… Read More »Richard Wagstaff’s response to the Government on nationwide strikes