Today NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff joined the Myanmar community at a rally outside MFAT’s Lambton Quay offices, in opposition to the attendance of officials from… Read More »NZCTU stands in solidarity with Myanmar community in opposition to junta visit
Data today shows headline CPI inflation at 4%, continuing the fall begun in March 2023. Rises are concentrated in particular sectors – especially services. This… Read More »Inflation data shows need for a plan on climate and population
At Finance and Expenditure Committee today the Minister of Finance admitted that the Government will have to borrow to make ends meet in the forthcoming… Read More »Minister of Finance admits to new borrowing need
Welcome to the March 2024 NZCTU Economic Bulletin. In our monthly feature we look at the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) that the new government released… Read More »Economic Bulletin March 2024
The NZ Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is standing in solidarity with workers affected by the latest round of public service job losses… Read More »CTU stands in solidarity with public service workers
As I sit here in New Zealand, safe from the brutality of Myanmar’s military regime, I consider what brought me here. My escape was not… Read More »Standing Strong with Union Support
NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff is supporting the 33 Myanmar community organisations in New Zealand who are calling on the New Zealand Government to reverse the… Read More »CTU calls on Government to exclude Myanmar Junta from ASEAN meeting
The New Zealand government is looking to negotiate a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the United Arab Emirates. Given the evidence of significant and… Read More »Submission on a Potential Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the UAE
Today a delegation from the union movement delivered a petition of nearly 9,000 people calling on the Government to commit to annual minimum wage increases… Read More »Unions deliver MPs petition to stop real terms cuts to the minimum wage
The Government has released its Budget Policy Statement today, showing worsening economic forecasts with inflation falling more quickly than expected, caused by unemployment rising and… Read More »Budget Policy Statement still missing in action
The Government should reconsider the delivery of their tax plan, as costs continue to escalate, said CTU Economist Craig Renney. “Our analysis, using the latest… Read More »More questions for the Government’s tax changes as costs grow
GDP numbers released today show that the economy shrank into a technical recession with the economy declining by -0.1% in the December 2023 quarter, following… Read More »GDP Numbers make case for change – but not tax cuts