Staggering payrates for new Ministry of Regulation amid public service cuts, ambulance officers striking for better funding, teachers addressing Pacific student challenges, and concerns over… Read More »Wednesday 21 August 2024
Growing unrest among St John ambulance workers and the broader fight for fair funding, as well as political tensions over Māori rights. Economic pressures and… Read More »Tuesday 20 August 2024
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling on the Government to take immediate action to end migrant worker exploitation in Aotearoa following the release of… Read More »Human rights review confirms widespread migrant worker exploitation
The Reserve Bank is forecasting a year of recession and higher unemployment, which is bad news for workers, said CTU Economist Craig Renney. “In cutting… Read More »Reserve Bank Forecasts a year of recession and higher unemployment
Dr Zoë Port Today marks International Youth Day, and the NZCTU’s youth network Stand Up is calling on the Government to do better by young… Read More »Government says ‘do your bit’ – young workers say ‘do better’
Welcome to the July 2024 Economic Bulletin. In our monthly feature we discuss the child poverty reduction targets announced by the government recently. Under the… Read More »Economic Bulletin July 2024
New data shows the unemployment rate accelerating to 4.6%, and worrying labour market trends that should spur the Government into action, according to the NZCTU… Read More »Unemployment increase demands a plan from Government
10-day intensive in Vienna I have just returned home to Aotearoa from the International Trade Union School (ITUSA) in Vienna, Austria. The programme is run… Read More »Coming home from the International Trade Union School
“The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi strongly opposes the reintroduction of charter schools in the education system and calls on the Government to withdraw this dangerous… Read More »NZCTU submit in opposition to charter schools
The NZCTU strongly opposes the Education and Training Amendment Bill, which will enable charter schools to be established in New Zealand. The evidence base does… Read More »Submission on the Education and Training Amendment Bill
The Employment Relations Authority’s determination that the Ministry of Education failed to comply with their workers’ collective agreement when cutting jobs sends a strong message… Read More »ERA determination on public service job cuts a win for working people
Data released by Statistics New Zealand today shows that annual inflation was 3.3%, falling from by nearly half from a year ago (6% – June… Read More »Inflation data shows cost-of-living challenges continue